create_milestone
Create a new milestone for a project
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What create_milestone does on Linear Kanban Server
AI agents use create_milestone to create or update resources in Linear Kanban Server, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Linear Kanban Server environment.
Why create_milestone is rated Medium
This tool creates a new milestone, which is a reversible write operation—milestones can be updated, deleted, or modified later. It does not execute arbitrary code, delete data irreversibly, or move money. The severity is medium because misuse could create unwanted milestones that clutter project tracking, but the impact is containable through standard project management cleanup operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'create_milestone' and description 'Create a new milestone for a project' indicate creation of a new data object in Linear's project management system.
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The rule that runs create_milestone safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Linear Kanban Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For create_milestone, this is the rule to start with:
create_milestone stays usable, but capped: an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Linear Kanban Server, apply this rule, and every create_milestone call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about create_milestone
Create a new milestone for a project. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Linear Kanban Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Linear Kanban Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for create_milestone: 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 Linear Kanban Server. Nothing to install.
create_milestone is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the create_milestone 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 create_milestone. 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.
create_milestone is provided by the Linear Kanban Server MCP server (0xikarus/linear-kanban-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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