# create-contact

Create new contact. Returns: created contact with resourceName, etag, metadata. Use when: adding new person to contacts. Note: returns new resourceName for future operations.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `create-contact`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/create-contact

## Facts

- Tool: `create-contact`
- Server: MCP Google Workspace (`199-mcp/mcp-google`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/199-mcp/mcp-google
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, 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": "create-contact",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why create-contact is rated Medium

This tool creates new data in Google Contacts, which is a Write operation. It does not execute arbitrary code, delete data irreversibly, or move money. The severity is medium because contact data is personally identifiable information (PII), and unauthorized contact creation could be used for social engineering, spam, or identity spoofing attacks.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states 'Create new contact' and is listed among tools with 'create, read, update, and delete capabilities.' The tool creates new data (a contact record) that is reversible through corresponding delete operations (delete-contact exists on the…"

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "create-contact": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "create-contact_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on MCP Google Workspace (25)

- `delete-contact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/delete-contact.md
- `delete-email` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/delete-email.md
- `delete-event` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/delete-event.md
- `delete-label` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/delete-label.md
- `get-contact` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/get-contact.md
- `get-email` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/get-email.md
- `get-freebusy` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/get-freebusy.md
- `list-calendars` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/list-calendars.md
- `list-colors` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/list-colors.md
- `list-contacts` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/list-contacts.md
- `list-emails` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/list-emails.md
- `list-events` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/list-events.md
- `list-labels` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/list-labels.md
- `search-events` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/search-events.md
- `batch-update-emails` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/batch-update-emails.md
- `create-draft` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/create-draft.md
- `create-event` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/create-event.md
- `create-label` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/create-label.md
- `send-draft` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/send-draft.md
- `send-email` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/send-email.md
- `update-contact` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/update-contact.md
- `update-draft` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/update-draft.md
- `update-email` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/update-email.md
- `update-event` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/update-event.md
- `update-label` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/update-label.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=199-biotechnologies-mcp-google · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google