Retrieves a list of workbooks on a Tableau site including their metadata such as name, description, and information about the views contained in the workbook. Supports optional filtering via field:operator:value expressions (e.g., name:eq:Superstore) for precise and flexible workbook discovery. U...
AI agents call list-workbooks 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 data retrieval and filtering on workbook metadata without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a straightforward read operation with minimal blast radius if misused—an AI agent could only retrieve information about existing workbooks, not alter or destroy data.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves a list of workbooks and their metadata (name, description, views) with optional filtering. The description explicitly states it 'Retrieves a list' and 'for precise and flexible workbook discovery', indicating read-only query operations with no…
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Retrieves a list of workbooks on a Tableau site including their metadata such as name, description, and information about the views contained in the workbook. Supports optional filtering via field:operator:value expressions (e.g., name:eq:Superstore) for precise and flexible workbook discovery. Use this tool when a user requests to list, search, or filter Tableau workbooks on a site. Supported Filter Fields and Operators | Field | Operators | |-------------------|----------------------| | createdAt | eq, gt, gte, lt, lte | | contentUrl | eq, in | | displayTabs | eq | | favoritesTotal | eq, gt, gte, lt, lte | | hasAlerts | eq | | hasExtracts | eq | | name | eq, in | | ownerDomain | eq, in | | ownerEmail | eq, in | | ownerName | eq, in | | projectName | eq, in | | sheetCount | eq, gt, gte, lt, lte | | size | eq, gt, gte, lt, lte | | subscriptionTotal | eq, gt, gte, lt, lte | | tags | eq, in | | updatedAt | eq, gt, gte, lt, lte | ${genericFilterDescription} Example Usage: - List all workbooks on a site - List workbooks with the name. 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-workbooks: 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-workbooks 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-workbooks 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-workbooks. 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-workbooks 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.