Import datasets from a ZIP file (created via export).
AI agents use superset_dataset_import 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.
Importing datasets creates new data entities or overwrites existing ones in the Superset system. This is a reversible modification action (datasets can be deleted or re-imported), making it Write rather than Destructive. Severity is high because malicious dataset imports could inject malicious data, corrupt analytics pipelines, or compromise data integrity across dashboards and reports that depend on these datasets.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'superset_dataset_import' and description 'Import datasets from a ZIP file (created via export)' indicates the tool creates or modifies dataset objects in Superset by consuming exported data archives.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access superset_dataset_import 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_dataset_import:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"superset_dataset_import": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "superset_dataset_import_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}superset_dataset_import 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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Import datasets from a ZIP file (created via export). 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_dataset_import: 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_dataset_import 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_dataset_import 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_dataset_import. 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_dataset_import 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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