Return embedded Dynatrace dashboard/notebook authoring knowledge (tile types, visualizations + required field types, variables, full examples).
AI agents call dashboard_reference to retrieve information from Dynatrace SaaS MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves static reference material and documentation about dashboard authoring capabilities. It has no side effects, does not query observability data, does not modify configurations, and does not execute operations. It is purely informational—a lookup of schema/structure knowledge. This is a Read operation with minimal blast radius if misused.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'dashboard_reference' and description 'Return embedded Dynatrace dashboard/notebook authoring knowledge' indicate this returns reference documentation (tile types, visualizations, field types, variables, examples) without querying live data or…
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Return embedded Dynatrace dashboard/notebook authoring knowledge (tile types, visualizations + required field types, variables, full examples). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Dynatrace SaaS MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Dynatrace SaaS MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for dashboard_reference: 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 Dynatrace SaaS MCP Server. Nothing to install.
dashboard_reference 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 dashboard_reference 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 dashboard_reference. 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.
dashboard_reference is provided by the Dynatrace SaaS MCP Server MCP server (mnmozi/dynatrace-mcp-saas). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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