Export survey responses in JSON or CSV format. IMPORTANT: This tool will automatically save large exports to a local file to avoid context limits. Small exports may be returned directly. For better control over data size, consider using
AI agents call export_responses to retrieve information from Qualtrics 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/exports existing survey response data without modifying or deleting anything. Severity is medium because it accesses potentially sensitive respondent data at scale, and large exports are automatically saved to local files, which could expose PII or confidential survey responses if misused.
From the tool's definition Export survey responses in JSON or CSV format
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access export_responses gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Qualtrics MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for export_responses:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"export_responses": {}
}
}export_responses is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Export survey responses in JSON or CSV format. IMPORTANT: This tool will automatically save large exports to a local file to avoid context limits. Small exports may be returned directly. For better control over data size, consider using. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Qualtrics MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Qualtrics MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for export_responses: 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 Qualtrics MCP Server. Nothing to install.
export_responses 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 export_responses 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 export_responses. 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.
export_responses is provided by the Qualtrics MCP Server MCP server (yrvelez/qualtrics-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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