Retrieves a list of custom views for a Tableau workbook including their metadata such as name, owner, and the view they are found in. Supports optional filtering via field:operator:value expressions (e.g., viewId:eq:<view_id>) for precise and flexible custom view discovery. The tool always includ...
AI agents call list-custom-views to retrieve information from Tableau MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a read-only retrieval operation. It queries Tableau metadata about custom views associated with a workbook and returns filtered results. There are no side effects, data modifications, deletions, code execution, or financial operations. The optional filtering capability does not change the fundamental read-only nature of the tool.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Retrieves a list of custom views' and 'supports optional filtering' for 'custom view discovery'. The core operation is querying and listing metadata (name, owner, view location) without modifying, deleting, or executing actions.
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Retrieves a list of custom views for a Tableau workbook including their metadata such as name, owner, and the view they are found in. Supports optional filtering via field:operator:value expressions (e.g., viewId:eq:<view_id>) for precise and flexible custom view discovery. The tool always includes the workbookId in the final filter expression based on the required workbookId argument. Including the workbookId field in the filter will be ignored. Use this tool when a user requests to list, search, or filter Tableau custom views for a workbook. Supported Filter Fields and Operators | Field | Operators | |---------------------|----------------------| | ownerId | eq | | viewId | eq | ${genericFilterDescription} Example Usage: - List all custom views for a given workbook: workbookId:. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Tableau MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Tableau MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list-custom-views: 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 Tableau MCP Server. Nothing to install.
list-custom-views 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 list-custom-views 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 list-custom-views. 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.
list-custom-views is provided by the Tableau MCP Server MCP server (tableau/tableau-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.