Get a compact summary of a dashboard including title, panel count, panel types, variables, and other metadata
AI agents call get_dashboard_summary to retrieve information from Mcp Grafana without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool only fetches and returns dashboard metadata. It has no side effects, does not modify any data, and presents no risk of unauthorized state changes or destructive operations. The low severity reflects minimal blast radius even if an AI agent misuses it—the worst outcome would be information disclosure of already-accessible dashboard metadata.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it retrieves 'a compact summary of a dashboard including title, panel count, panel types, variables, and other metadata' — purely informational retrieval with no modification, deletion, or execution.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get a compact summary of a dashboard including title, panel count, panel types, variables, and other metadata. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Grafana MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Grafana MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_dashboard_summary: 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 Mcp Grafana. Nothing to install.
get_dashboard_summary 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 get_dashboard_summary 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 get_dashboard_summary. 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.
get_dashboard_summary is provided by the Mcp Grafana MCP server (@leval/mcp-grafana). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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