Get a table owners by fully qualified table name.
AI agents call get_table_owners_by_fqn to retrieve information from Mcp Openmetadata without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves ownership metadata for a table. It queries existing information without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. The blast radius is minimal: at worst, an AI agent learns who owns a table, which is metadata that organizations typically intend to be discoverable. No side effects or irreversible actions are possible.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get a table owners by fully qualified table name' — a retrieval operation with no modification or execution capability.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get a table owners by fully qualified table name. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Openmetadata MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Openmetadata MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_table_owners_by_fqn: 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 Mcp Openmetadata. Nothing to install.
get_table_owners_by_fqn 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_owners_by_fqn 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_owners_by_fqn. 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_owners_by_fqn is provided by the Mcp Openmetadata MCP server (pfldy2850/mcp-openmetadata). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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