Low Risk

get-chart

Get a chart by ID

How to control get-chart ↓

What get-chart does on PI API MCP Server

AI agents call get-chart to retrieve information from PI API MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

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Why get-chart needs a policy

This tool retrieves chart data by identifier. It performs a read-only query operation with no side effects, reversible actions, code execution, data destruction, or financial impact. The minimal blast radius of misuse (unauthorized access to existing chart data) warrants a low severity rating.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get-chart' and description 'Get a chart by ID' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or deletion.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get-chart gives an agent:

How to control get-chart

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and PI API MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get-chart:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get-chart": {}
  }
}

get-chart is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register PI API MCP Server — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about get-chart

What does the get-chart tool do? +

Get a chart by ID. It is categorised as a Read tool in the PI API MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get-chart? +

Register the PI API MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get-chart: 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 PI API MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get-chart? +

get-chart is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit get-chart? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get-chart 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.

How do I block get-chart completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get-chart. 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 get-chart? +

get-chart is provided by the PI API MCP Server MCP server (mingzilla/pi-api-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every PI API MCP Server tool call.

Start from PI API MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

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