Medium Risk

create_dashboard

Create a new dashboard in Metabase

Part of the Metabase Analytics Integration Server MCP server. Enforce policies on this tool with Intercept, the open-source MCP proxy.

ryanmaule/metabase-mcp Write Risk 2/5

AI agents use create_dashboard to create or modify resources in Metabase Analytics Integration Server. Write operations carry medium risk because an autonomous agent could trigger bulk unintended modifications. Rate limits prevent a single agent session from making hundreds of changes in rapid succession. Argument validation ensures the agent passes expected values.

Without a policy, an AI agent could call create_dashboard repeatedly, creating or modifying resources faster than any human could review. Intercept's rate limiting ensures write operations happen at a controlled pace, and argument validation catches malformed or unexpected inputs before they reach Metabase Analytics Integration Server.

Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.

ryanmaule-metabase-mcp.yaml
tools:
  create_dashboard:
    rules:
      - action: allow
        rate_limit:
          max: 30
          window: 60

See the full Metabase Analytics Integration Server policy for all 16 tools.

Tool Name create_dashboard
Category Write
Risk Level Medium

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Agents calling write-class tools like create_dashboard have been implicated in these attack patterns. Read the full case and prevention policy for each:

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Other tools in the Write risk category across the catalogue. The same policy patterns (rate-limit, validate) apply to each.

What does the create_dashboard tool do? +

Create a new dashboard in Metabase. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Metabase Analytics Integration Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on create_dashboard? +

Add a rule in your Intercept YAML policy under the tools section for create_dashboard. You can allow, deny, rate-limit, or validate arguments. Then run Intercept as a proxy in front of the Metabase Analytics Integration Server MCP server.

What risk level is create_dashboard? +

create_dashboard is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit create_dashboard? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the create_dashboard rule in your Intercept 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.

How do I block create_dashboard completely? +

Set action: deny in the Intercept policy for create_dashboard. 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.

What MCP server provides create_dashboard? +

create_dashboard is provided by the Metabase Analytics Integration Server MCP server (ryanmaule/metabase-mcp). Intercept sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policies on Metabase Analytics Integration Server

Open source. One binary. Zero dependencies.

npx -y @policylayer/intercept
github.com/policylayer/intercept →
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