Retrieve and return a list of all schema names from the connected database.
AI agents call get_schemas to retrieve information from OpenLink MCP Server for ODBC without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs schema discovery by querying database metadata. It retrieves structural information about available schemas without executing queries against user data, modifying the database, or triggering side effects. This is a foundational Read operation with minimal risk; the information returned is non-sensitive database metadata. Blast radius is limited to information disclosure about database structure.
From the tool's definition Tool is named 'get_schemas' and description states 'Retrieve and return a list of all schema names from the connected database.' The verb 'retrieve' and 'return' indicate read-only operations with no modification or execution of arbitrary operations.
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Retrieve and return a list of all schema names from the connected database. It is categorised as a Read tool in the OpenLink MCP Server for ODBC MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the OpenLink MCP Server for ODBC MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_schemas: 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 OpenLink MCP Server for ODBC. Nothing to install.
get_schemas 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_schemas 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_schemas. 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_schemas is provided by the OpenLink MCP Server for ODBC MCP server (pvsmark/pvs-odbc-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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