mysql_optimizer_trace
Get detailed optimizer trace for a query.
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What mysql_optimizer_trace does on Mysql Mcp
AI agents call mysql_optimizer_trace 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_optimizer_trace is rated Low
This tool retrieves diagnostic/trace information about how MySQL's query optimizer processes a statement. It is a read-only diagnostic operation that queries internal optimizer state and returns trace data. There are no side effects, data modifications, or execution of arbitrary code.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'mysql_optimizer_trace' and description 'Get detailed optimizer trace for a query' indicate it retrieves and displays query optimization information without modifying data or executing arbitrary operations.
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The rule that runs mysql_optimizer_trace 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_optimizer_trace, this is the rule to start with:
mysql_optimizer_trace is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Mysql Mcp, apply this rule, and every mysql_optimizer_trace call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about mysql_optimizer_trace
Get detailed optimizer trace for a query. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mysql Mcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mysql MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for mysql_optimizer_trace: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Mysql Mcp. Nothing to install.
mysql_optimizer_trace is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the mysql_optimizer_trace rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for mysql_optimizer_trace. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
mysql_optimizer_trace is provided by the Mysql MCP server (oci:docker.io/writenotenow/mysql-mcp:v1.0.0). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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