AI agents use superset_dashboard_filter_add to create or update resources in MCP Superset — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your MCP Superset environment.
Adding a filter to a dashboard modifies dashboard configuration reversibly. This is a Write operation (creates or modifies data reversibly) rather than Read (no mutation) or Destructive (not irreversible). Severity is medium because misuse could alter dashboard behavior and visibility for other users, but the change is reversible.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'superset_dashboard_filter_add' indicates creation/modification of dashboard filters. Sibling tools show create/update/delete patterns (superset_annotation_create, superset_annotation_delete, superset_annotation_update), suggesting this server…
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access superset_dashboard_filter_add gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and MCP Superset, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for superset_dashboard_filter_add:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"superset_dashboard_filter_add": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "superset_dashboard_filter_add_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}superset_dashboard_filter_add stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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superset_dashboard_filter_add. It is categorised as a Write tool in the MCP Superset MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the MCP Superset MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for superset_dashboard_filter_add: 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 Superset. Nothing to install.
superset_dashboard_filter_add is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the superset_dashboard_filter_add 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 superset_dashboard_filter_add. 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.
superset_dashboard_filter_add is provided by the MCP Superset MCP server (mcp-superset). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from MCP Superset, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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