count_table_rows
AI agents call count_table_rows to retrieve information from Fabric Dw Mcp Cli without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a simple aggregation query to retrieve table row count—a non-destructive, informational operation with no side effects. No data is modified, deleted, or executed as code. The blast radius of misuse is minimal (information disclosure only). Low severity appropriate for metadata retrieval.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'count_table_rows' indicates a query operation that retrieves row count metadata from a table without modifying data. Sibling tools like 'count_view_rows' and 'get_cluster_columns' follow the same Read pattern.
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count_table_rows. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Fabric Dw Mcp Cli MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Fabric Dw Mcp Cli MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for count_table_rows: 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 Fabric Dw Mcp Cli. Nothing to install.
count_table_rows 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 count_table_rows 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 count_table_rows. 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.
count_table_rows is provided by the Fabric Dw Mcp Cli MCP server (sdebruyn/fabric-dw-mcp-cli). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
count_table_rows is one line of Fabric Dw Mcp Cli's registry record.
The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.
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