List all Kibana dashboards with optional search filtering
AI agents call list_dashboards to retrieve information from Kibana MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and enumerates dashboard information without modifying, executing, or deleting anything. It is a simple query operation with no side effects, fitting squarely within the Read category. The low severity reflects minimal risk even if misused by an agent—listing dashboards reveals metadata but not data contents.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_dashboards' and description 'List all Kibana dashboards with optional search filtering' indicate retrieval of dashboard metadata.
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List all Kibana dashboards with optional search filtering. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Kibana MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Kibana MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_dashboards: 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 Kibana MCP Server. Nothing to install.
list_dashboards 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 list_dashboards 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 list_dashboards. 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.
list_dashboards is provided by the Kibana MCP Server MCP server (jerrelblankenship/jb-kibana-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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