show_create_table
AI agents call show_create_table to retrieve information from Trino MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Despite the empty description, the tool name 'show_create_table' most commonly indicates a metadata retrieval operation that returns the DDL statement used to create a table. This is a read-only query with no side effects. However, confidence is lowered due to the missing description—if this tool actually executes arbitrary DDL or has write capabilities, the classification would change to Execute or Write.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'show_create_table' typically retrieves the CREATE TABLE statement for an existing table. The description is empty and uninformative, but the naming pattern suggests a read operation similar to SQL SHOW CREATE TABLE, which queries metadata without…
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
show_create_table. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Trino MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Trino MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for show_create_table: 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 Trino MCP Server. Nothing to install.
show_create_table 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 show_create_table 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 show_create_table. 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.
show_create_table is provided by the Trino MCP Server MCP server (weijie-tan3/trino-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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