Scan the PBIP project for broken references. Compares table names in semantic model vs report visuals to find mismatches.
AI agents call pbip_scan_broken_refs to retrieve information from Power BI MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool retrieves and analyzes structural metadata (table name references) within a Power BI project to identify inconsistencies. This is a read-only diagnostic operation that produces no side effects—no data is modified, deleted, or executed. The scan detects problems but does not fix or alter them.
From the tool's definition Tool 'pbip_scan_broken_refs' performs a scan that 'compares table names in semantic model vs report visuals to find mismatches'—this is a query/analysis operation with no modification, deletion, or execution of external code.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Scan the PBIP project for broken references. Compares table names in semantic model vs report visuals to find mismatches. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Power BI MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Power BI MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for pbip_scan_broken_refs: 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 Server. Nothing to install.
pbip_scan_broken_refs 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 pbip_scan_broken_refs 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 pbip_scan_broken_refs. 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.
pbip_scan_broken_refs is provided by the Power BI MCP Server MCP server (sulaiman013/powerbi-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.