get_reports
AI agents call get_reports to retrieve information from PowerBI MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves Power BI reports, likely listing or fetching report metadata, definitions, or configurations. No modification, deletion, or execution capability is indicated. However, confidence is moderate (0.70) because the description is empty, leaving some ambiguity about whether it retrieves only public metadata or sensitive report contents that could enable further attacks.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_reports' suggests retrieval of report metadata. The server is described as a PowerBI REST API integration that 'Query workspaces, datasets' (implying read operations). No destructive or modifying verbs present.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
get_reports. It is categorised as a Read tool in the PowerBI MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the PowerBI MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_reports: 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 PowerBI MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_reports 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_reports 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_reports. 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_reports is provided by the PowerBI MCP Server MCP server (powerbi-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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