# notes_create

Create an Apple Note.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `notes_create`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/notes-create

## Facts

- Tool: `notes_create`
- Server: Apple Apps MCP (`0xatrilla/apple-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/0xatrilla/Apple-MCP
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade D, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

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

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

## Why notes_create is rated Medium

This tool creates new notes in Apple Notes, which is reversible (notes can be edited or deleted later by the user). It modifies the Notes database by adding new data rather than reading, executing code, destroying data, or handling financial transactions. Write category is appropriate because the action is reversible and non-destructive.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name is 'notes_create' and description states 'Create an Apple Note.' The 'create' verb and the action of creating a new note indicates data creation without destructive capability."

## Use case

AI agents use notes_create to create or update resources in Apple Apps MCP, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Apple Apps MCP environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on Apple Apps MCP (18)

- `music_pause` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/music-pause.md
- `music_play` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/music-play.md
- `shortcuts_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/shortcuts-run.md
- `apple_permissions_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/apple-permissions-status.md
- `apple_request_permission` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/apple-request-permission.md
- `calendar_list_events` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/calendar-list-events.md
- `mail_read` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/mail-read.md
- `mail_search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/mail-search.md
- `music_search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/music-search.md
- `notes_read` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/notes-read.md
- `notes_search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/notes-search.md
- `reminders_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/reminders-list.md
- `shortcuts_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/shortcuts-list.md
- `calendar_create_event` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/calendar-create-event.md
- `mail_create_draft` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/mail-create-draft.md
- `mail_send_draft` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/mail-send-draft.md
- `reminders_complete` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/reminders-complete.md
- `reminders_create` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/reminders-create.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=0xatrilla-apple-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/0xatrilla-apple-mcp