mysql_list_functions

What mysql_list_functions does on Mysql Mcp

AI agents call mysql_list_functions to retrieve information from Mysql Mcp without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why mysql_list_functions is rated Low

This tool performs a read-only operation on the database catalog. It retrieves information about existing user-defined functions but does not execute them, modify them, or cause any side effects. The operation is informational in nature and poses minimal security risk even if invoked by an AI agent without proper authorization, as the worst outcome would be exposure of function metadata already within the database.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'mysql_list_functions' and description 'List all user-defined functions with return types and metadata' indicate a retrieval operation that queries database metadata without modification or execution of arbitrary code.

Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets

The rule that runs mysql_list_functions safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Mysql Mcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For mysql_list_functions, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "mysql_list_functions": {}
  }
}

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