Retrieves a list of published Pulse Metrics from a Pulse Metric Definition using the Tableau REST API. Use this tool when a user requests to list Tableau Pulse Metrics for a specific Pulse Metric Definition on the current site. Parameters: - \
AI agents call list-pulse-metrics-from-metric-definition-id 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 operation that queries and retrieves Tableau Pulse Metrics data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. The retrieval of metric definitions poses minimal security risk as it accesses existing published metrics without side effects.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'list' and description states 'Retrieves a list of published Pulse Metrics' with no modification, deletion, or execution capability. Uses REST API for querying only.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Retrieves a list of published Pulse Metrics from a Pulse Metric Definition using the Tableau REST API. Use this tool when a user requests to list Tableau Pulse Metrics for a specific Pulse Metric Definition on the current site. Parameters: - \. 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-pulse-metrics-from-metric-definition-id: 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-pulse-metrics-from-metric-definition-id 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-pulse-metrics-from-metric-definition-id 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-pulse-metrics-from-metric-definition-id. 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-pulse-metrics-from-metric-definition-id 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.