Look up dimension items by name or code to get their IDs. Useful for resolving human-readable names to itemIds before write_cells.
AI agents call lookup_dimensionitems to retrieve information from Anaplan MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a query/lookup operation that retrieves dimension item identifiers without modifying any data. It has no side effects and serves as a helper for data retrieval. Classification as Read is appropriate, with low severity since it cannot cause harm beyond information disclosure and is typically used to support legitimate subsequent operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'lookup_dimensionitems' and description explicitly states 'Look up dimension items by name or code to get their IDs' - a pure retrieval operation.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access lookup_dimensionitems gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Anaplan MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for lookup_dimensionitems:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"lookup_dimensionitems": {}
}
}lookup_dimensionitems is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Look up dimension items by name or code to get their IDs. Useful for resolving human-readable names to itemIds before write_cells. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Anaplan MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Anaplan MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for lookup_dimensionitems: 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 Anaplan MCP. Nothing to install.
lookup_dimensionitems 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 lookup_dimensionitems 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 lookup_dimensionitems. 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.
lookup_dimensionitems is provided by the Anaplan MCP server (larasrinath/anaplan-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Anaplan MCP, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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