# list_collections

List all collections in Metabase

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `list_collections`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/zsh52013148087-metabase-mcp/list-collections

## Facts

- Tool: `list_collections`
- 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: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

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

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

## Why list_collections is rated Low

This tool retrieves metadata about collections in Metabase without modifying, executing, or deleting any data. It is a read-only operation with minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent—the worst case being information disclosure of collection names and organization structure.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'list_collections' and description 'List all collections in Metabase' indicate a query/retrieval operation with no modification or execution of data."

## Use case

AI agents call list_collections to retrieve information from Metabase Analytics Integration Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. 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": {
    "list_collections": {}
  }
}
```

## 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_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
- `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