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get_dataverse_optionset_options

Retrieves all options (choices) within a specific option set, including their values, labels, descriptions, and colors. Use this to inspect the available choices in an option set and understand their configuration.

How to control get_dataverse_optionset_options ↓

What get_dataverse_optionset_options does on Dataverse MCP Server

AI agents call get_dataverse_optionset_options to retrieve information from Dataverse 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_dataverse_optionset_options needs a policy

This tool queries metadata about option set configurations without performing any side effects. It retrieves and returns information about available choices, labels, descriptions, and colors in a read-only manner. No data is created, modified, deleted, or executed. This is a straightforward schema inspection operation with minimal security risk.

From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Retrieves all options (choices) within a specific option set' and 'inspect the available choices' — purely read-only operations with no modification, deletion, or execution capability.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_dataverse_optionset_options gives an agent:

How to control get_dataverse_optionset_options

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

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_dataverse_optionset_options": {}
  }
}

get_dataverse_optionset_options 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 Dataverse 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_dataverse_optionset_options

What does the get_dataverse_optionset_options tool do? +

Retrieves all options (choices) within a specific option set, including their values, labels, descriptions, and colors. Use this to inspect the available choices in an option set and understand their configuration. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Dataverse MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get_dataverse_optionset_options? +

Register the Dataverse MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_dataverse_optionset_options: 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 Dataverse MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get_dataverse_optionset_options? +

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

Can I rate-limit get_dataverse_optionset_options? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_dataverse_optionset_options 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_dataverse_optionset_options completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_dataverse_optionset_options. 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_dataverse_optionset_options? +

get_dataverse_optionset_options is provided by the Dataverse MCP Server MCP server (mwhesse/dataverse-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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