Get version history for a dashboard
AI agents call get_dashboard_versions to retrieve information from Grafana 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 version history information from Grafana, which is a read-only operation with no side effects. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an attacker gains only visibility into historical dashboard states, not the ability to alter configurations or access sensitive data beyond what the dashboard already exposes.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_dashboard_versions' and description 'Get version history for a dashboard' indicate a retrieval operation that queries historical metadata without modifying any data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get version history for a dashboard. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Grafana MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Grafana MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_dashboard_versions: 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 Grafana MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_dashboard_versions 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_dashboard_versions 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_dashboard_versions. 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_dashboard_versions is provided by the Grafana MCP Server MCP server (quanticsoul4772/grafana-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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