mysql_stats_summary

What mysql_stats_summary does on Mysql Mcp

AI agents call mysql_stats_summary 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_stats_summary is rated Low

This tool retrieves and computes aggregate statistics from numeric columns in a MySQL database. It performs no writes, deletes, executes arbitrary commands, or side effects. The operation is a standard SELECT-based analytical query. Blast radius is minimal—misuse would only expose summary statistics that an attacker could query themselves. Confidence is very high as the description is clear and unambiguous.

From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Get[s] summary statistics (count, avg, min, max, stddev) for multiple numeric columns.' The verb 'Get' and the purely statistical nature of the operation (computing aggregate functions) indicate read-only data retrieval with no…

The rule that runs mysql_stats_summary 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_stats_summary, this is the rule to start with:

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

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