Get visual details. Default returns id/type/position/title/bindings summary. verbose:true returns full PBIR JSON.
AI agents call pbir_get_visual to retrieve information from Power BI Report 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 queries visual details from Power BI report files without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing arbitrary operations. It is a straightforward data retrieval function consistent with the Read category. The optional verbose flag only controls the depth of returned information, not the operation's nature. No side effects or state changes occur.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'pbir_get_visual' and description 'Get visual details. Default returns id/type/position/title/bindings summary. verbose:true returns full PBIR JSON.' indicate retrieval of existing visual metadata with no modification or deletion.
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Get visual details. Default returns id/type/position/title/bindings summary. verbose:true returns full PBIR JSON. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Power BI Report MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Power BI Report MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for pbir_get_visual: 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 Power BI Report MCP Server. Nothing to install.
pbir_get_visual 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 pbir_get_visual 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 pbir_get_visual. 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.
pbir_get_visual is provided by the Power BI Report MCP Server MCP server (jonathan-pap/powerbi-report-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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