Check whether Microsoft Power BI authentication has completed.
AI agents call powerbi_auth_status to retrieve information from Power BI MCP for Claude without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool only checks and returns the status of an authentication process. It performs a read-only query with no side effects, no data modification, no execution of operations, and no destructive or financial impact. The low severity reflects that misuse would only expose authentication state information, not enable unauthorized data access or operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'powerbi_auth_status' and description 'Check whether Microsoft Power BI authentication has completed' indicate a query operation that retrieves the current authentication state without modifying data or triggering actions.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Check whether Microsoft Power BI authentication has completed. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Power BI MCP for Claude MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Power BI MCP for Claude MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for powerbi_auth_status: 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 Power BI MCP for Claude. Nothing to install.
powerbi_auth_status 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 powerbi_auth_status 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 powerbi_auth_status. 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.
powerbi_auth_status is provided by the Power BI MCP for Claude MCP server (robertoamoreno/powerbi-mcp-claude). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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Type a name, get the same breakdown: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, capabilities, recommended policy.
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