Show all indexes for a specific table.
AI agents call show_table_indexes to retrieve information from Mysql without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and returns information about database indexes for a specified table. It is a read-only operation with no side effects—it neither creates, modifies, deletes, nor executes arbitrary operations. The server description emphasizes 'read-only queries' and 'server monitoring,' which aligns with this classification. The blast radius of misuse is minimal (information disclosure only).
From the tool's definition Tool name 'show_table_indexes' and description 'Show all indexes for a specific table' indicate a query operation that retrieves metadata about table indexes without modifying or executing code.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access show_table_indexes gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Mysql, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for show_table_indexes:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"show_table_indexes": {}
}
}show_table_indexes is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Show all indexes for a specific table. 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 show_table_indexes: 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.
show_table_indexes 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 show_table_indexes 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 show_table_indexes. 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.
show_table_indexes 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.
Start from Mysql, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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