Select the most relevant template based on user intent.
AI agents call select_template to retrieve information from powerBI-mcp without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool reads and returns a template recommendation based on user intent. It does not modify data, execute code, or have financial implications. It is a query/lookup operation against available templates, making it a Read category tool with low severity since misuse would at most return an inappropriate template selection.
From the tool's definition "Select the most relevant template based on user intent" — this is a selection/retrieval operation that identifies and returns a matching template
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Select the most relevant template based on user intent. It is categorised as a Read tool in the powerBI-mcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the powerBI- MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for select_template: 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. Nothing to install.
select_template 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 select_template 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 select_template. 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.
select_template is provided by the powerBI- MCP server (ramandimbinirina/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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