Retrieves table details including TotalRowCount, HotExtentSize
AI agents call get_table_details to retrieve information from Adx without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves metadata and statistics about a table (row count, extent size) without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is purely informational and fits the Read category definition: 'retrieves or queries data; no side effects (search, list, get, fetch).' The 'get' verb and retrieval-focused description confirm this classification.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_table_details' and description 'Retrieves table details including TotalRowCount, HotExtentSize' indicate a read-only data query operation with no modification or side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_table_details gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Adx, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_table_details:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_table_details": {}
}
}get_table_details is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Retrieves table details including TotalRowCount, HotExtentSize. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Adx MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Adx MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_table_details: 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 Adx. Nothing to install.
get_table_details 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 get_table_details 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 get_table_details. 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.
get_table_details is provided by the Adx MCP server (pab1it0/adx-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 5 Adx tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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