update_dashboard

// WHEN AI AGENTS USE THIS TOOL

AI agents use update_dashboard to create or modify resources in Mcp Grafana Npx. Write operations carry medium risk because an autonomous agent could trigger bulk unintended modifications. Rate limits prevent a single agent session from making hundreds of changes in rapid succession. Argument validation ensures the agent passes expected values.

// WHY ENFORCE A POLICY ON UPDATE_DASHBOARD

Without a policy, an AI agent could call update_dashboard repeatedly, creating or modifying resources faster than any human could review. Intercept's rate limiting ensures write operations happen at a controlled pace, and argument validation catches malformed or unexpected inputs before they reach Mcp Grafana Npx.

// RECOMMENDED POLICY

Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.

mcp-grafana-npx.yaml

tools:
  update_dashboard:
    rules:
      - action: allow
        rate_limit:
          max: 30
          window: 60

See the full Mcp Grafana Npx policy for all 50 tools.

// DETAILS

Tool Name update_dashboard

Category Write

MCP Server Mcp Grafana Npx MCP Server

Risk Level Medium

// MORE MCP GRAFANA NPX TOOLS

Write add_activity_to_incident Write alerting_manage_routing Write alerting_manage_rules Write create_annotation Write create_folder Write create_incident Write generate_deeplink Write update_annotation

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// WHAT CAN GO WRONG

Agents calling write-class tools like update_dashboard have been implicated in these attack patterns. Read the full case and prevention policy for each:

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// OTHER WRITE TOOLS ACROSS MCP SERVERS

Other tools in the Write risk category across the catalogue. The same policy patterns (rate-limit, validate) apply to each.

AbraFlexi contact_create AbraFlexi contact_update AbraFlexi evidence_create AbraFlexi evidence_update AbraFlexi invoice_issued_update AbraFlexi invoice_received_create

// RELATED READING

// FAQ

What does the update_dashboard tool do? +

Create or update a dashboard. Two modes: (1) Full JSON — provide 'dashboard' for new dashboards or complete replacements. (2) Patch — provide 'uid' + 'operations' to make targeted changes to an existing dashboard. One of these two modes is required; 'folderUid'\, 'message'\, and 'overwrite' are supplementary and do nothing on their own. Dashboard authoring guidance: if a saved query must support one\, many\, or All values from a multi-select variable inside a regex expression or matcher\, save '${var:regex}' rather than plain '$var'. Saved dashboard annotation queries/definitions must be written into dashboard JSON under 'annotations.list'; the create_annotation tool creates annotation events and does not add a reusable dashboard annotation query/definition to the saved dashboard. For stat panels over the current dashboard range\, make the query return the range-level result the stat should display; panel-side reduction only reduces returned series and does not compute peak-over-range or ratio-of-peaks semantics for you. Patch operations support JSONPaths like '$.panels[0].targets[0].expr'\, '$.panels[1].title'\, '$.panels[2].targets[0].datasource'\, '$.templating.list/-'\, and '$.annotations.list/-'. Append to arrays with '/- ' syntax: '$.panels/- '. Remove by index: {"op": "remove"\, "path": "$.panels[2]"}. Multiple removes on the same array are automatically reordered to avoid index-shifting issues. Note: only numeric array indices are supported in patch paths; filter expressions like [?(@.id==2)] and wildcards like [*] are not supported.. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Mcp Grafana Npx MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on update_dashboard? +

Add a rule in your Intercept YAML policy under the tools section for update_dashboard. You can allow, deny, rate-limit, or validate arguments. Then run Intercept as a proxy in front of the Mcp Grafana Npx MCP server.

What risk level is update_dashboard? +

update_dashboard is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit update_dashboard? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the update_dashboard rule in your Intercept 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.

How do I block update_dashboard completely? +

Set action: deny in the Intercept policy for update_dashboard. 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.

What MCP server provides update_dashboard? +

update_dashboard is provided by the Mcp Grafana Npx MCP server (mcp-grafana-npx). Intercept sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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