# create_dashboard

Create a new dashboard in Metabase

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `create_dashboard`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/zsh52013148087-metabase-mcp/create-dashboard

## Facts

- Tool: `create_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: 8
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `name` | string | no | Name of the dashboard |
| `cache_ttl` | number | no | Cache time-to-live in seconds |
| `parameters` | array | no | Dashboard filter parameters (optional) |
| `description` | string | no | Description of the dashboard |
| `collection_id` | number | no | ID of the collection to put the dashboard in (optional) |
| `enable_embedding` | boolean | no | Whether to enable embedding for this dashboard |
| `auto_apply_filters` | boolean | no | Whether filters should auto-apply |
| `collection_position` | number | no | Position within the collection (optional) |

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": "create_dashboard",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why create_dashboard is rated Medium

This tool creates a new dashboard, which is a reversible write operation. It modifies the state of the Metabase system by adding a new dashboard, but does not delete or execute arbitrary code. The blast radius is medium because a malicious agent could create many dashboards consuming resources or causing confusion, but the action can be undone by deleting the created dashboard.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name is 'create_dashboard' and description states 'Create a new dashboard in Metabase', which creates new data/objects in the analytics platform."

## Use case

AI agents use create_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": {
    "create_dashboard": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "create_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
- `add_card_to_dashboard` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/zsh52013148087-metabase-mcp/add-card-to-dashboard.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
- `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