mysql_roles_and_privileges
List database roles and their privileges.
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What mysql_roles_and_privileges does on Mysql
AI agents call mysql_roles_and_privileges 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_roles_and_privileges is rated Low
This tool retrieves and queries metadata about database roles and their associated privileges. It performs a read-only operation that returns information without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any changes to the database system. The low severity reflects minimal blast radius even if misused—an AI agent listing roles cannot harm data or system integrity.
From the tool's definition Tool name includes 'List' operation; description states 'List database roles and their privileges' - a query operation with no modification or side effects.
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The rule that runs mysql_roles_and_privileges 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_roles_and_privileges, this is the rule to start with:
mysql_roles_and_privileges is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Mysql, apply this rule, and every mysql_roles_and_privileges call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about mysql_roles_and_privileges
List database roles and their privileges. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mysql MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mysql MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for mysql_roles_and_privileges: 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 Mysql. Nothing to install.
mysql_roles_and_privileges 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 mysql_roles_and_privileges 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 mysql_roles_and_privileges. 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.
mysql_roles_and_privileges is provided by the Mysql MCP server (mukul975/mysql-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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