Get the current security settings and status (PII detection, audit logging, access policies)
AI agents call security_status 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.
This tool retrieves and queries the current state of security configurations and settings in Power BI. It has no side effects, does not modify data or settings, does not execute operations, and does not delete anything. The action is purely informational/read-only.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get the current security settings and status' - the verb 'Get' indicates retrieval of existing information. The items listed (PII detection, audit logging, access policies) are configuration/status information, not operational changes.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get the current security settings and status (PII detection, audit logging, access policies). 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 security_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 Server. Nothing to install.
security_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 security_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 security_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.
security_status 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.