mysql_optimizer_statistics_analysis

What mysql_optimizer_statistics_analysis does on Mysql

AI agents call mysql_optimizer_statistics_analysis to retrieve information from Mysql without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why mysql_optimizer_statistics_analysis is rated Low

This tool retrieves and analyzes metadata about query optimization statistics—a pure read operation with no side effects. It queries existing data structures to provide insights into optimizer behavior, consistent with the server's read-only and monitoring purposes. The sibling tools like 'analyze_index_usage' further confirm the analytical, non-mutative intent.

From the tool's definition Tool name and description indicate analysis of existing statistics and histogram data ('Analyze query optimizer statistics'). No modification, deletion, or execution capabilities are mentioned.

The rule that runs mysql_optimizer_statistics_analysis safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Mysql, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For mysql_optimizer_statistics_analysis, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "mysql_optimizer_statistics_analysis": {}
  }
}

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