# add_card_to_dashboard

Add a card to a dashboard

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `add_card_to_dashboard`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/zsh52013148087-metabase-mcp/add-card-to-dashboard

## Facts

- Tool: `add_card_to_dashboard`
- Server: Metabase Analytics Integration Server (`zsh52013148087/metabase-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/zsh52013148087-metabase-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/zsh52013148087/metabase-mcp
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 9
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `col` | number | no | Column position in the dashboard grid |
| `row` | number | no | Row position in the dashboard grid |
| `series` | array | no | Additional series to include with this card |
| `size_x` | number | no | Width of the card in dashboard grid units |
| `size_y` | number | no | Height of the card in dashboard grid units |
| `tab_id` | number | no | ID of the tab to add the card to (optional) |
| `card_id` | number | no | ID of the card to add |
| `dashboard_id` | number | no | ID of the dashboard |
| `parameter_mappings` | array | no | Parameter mappings for dashboard filters |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "add_card_to_dashboard",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why add_card_to_dashboard is rated Medium

Adding a card to a dashboard creates or modifies dashboard configuration by linking an existing card to a dashboard. This is a Write operation because it alters dashboard state reversibly—the card can be removed or the association changed. It does not delete data (Destructive), execute queries (Execute), or move money (Financial).

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states 'Add a card to a dashboard', which creates a new association/relationship between a card and dashboard."

## Use case

AI agents use add_card_to_dashboard to create or update resources in Metabase Analytics Integration Server, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Metabase Analytics Integration Server environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Metabase Analytics Integration Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "add_card_to_dashboard": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "add_card_to_dashboard_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Metabase Analytics Integration Server (15)

- `delete_dashboard` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/zsh52013148087-metabase-mcp/delete-dashboard.md
- `execute_card` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/zsh52013148087-metabase-mcp/execute-card.md
- `execute_query` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/zsh52013148087-metabase-mcp/execute-query.md
- `get_dashboard_cards` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/zsh52013148087-metabase-mcp/get-dashboard-cards.md
- `get_table_fields` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/zsh52013148087-metabase-mcp/get-table-fields.md
- `list_cards` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/zsh52013148087-metabase-mcp/list-cards.md
- `list_collections` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/zsh52013148087-metabase-mcp/list-collections.md
- `list_dashboards` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/zsh52013148087-metabase-mcp/list-dashboards.md
- `list_databases` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/zsh52013148087-metabase-mcp/list-databases.md
- `list_tables` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/zsh52013148087-metabase-mcp/list-tables.md
- `create_card` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/zsh52013148087-metabase-mcp/create-card.md
- `create_collection` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/zsh52013148087-metabase-mcp/create-collection.md
- `create_dashboard` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/zsh52013148087-metabase-mcp/create-dashboard.md
- `update_card_visualization` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/zsh52013148087-metabase-mcp/update-card-visualization.md
- `update_dashboard` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/zsh52013148087-metabase-mcp/update-dashboard.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=zsh52013148087-metabase-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/zsh52013148087-metabase-mcp