# create_item

Create a new work item in a Codebeamer tracker.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `create_item`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/3knightcz-codebeamer-mcp/create-item

## Facts

- Tool: `create_item`
- Server: Codebeamer (`3knightcz/codebeamer-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/3knightcz-codebeamer-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/3KniGHtcZ/codebeamer-mcp
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade B, 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_item",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why create_item is rated Medium

Creating a new work item is a reversible write operation. It adds data to the system but does not execute arbitrary code, delete data, or involve financial transactions. The severity is medium because misconfigured or malicious item creation could generate noise, consume resources, or create misleading work items in a project management system, but the operation itself is not destructive and can typically be undone…

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name is 'create_item' and description states 'Create a new work item in a Codebeamer tracker' — this is a data creation operation that modifies the ALM system by adding a new item."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on Codebeamer (18)

- `get_item` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3knightcz-codebeamer-mcp/get-item.md
- `get_item_comments` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3knightcz-codebeamer-mcp/get-item-comments.md
- `get_item_details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3knightcz-codebeamer-mcp/get-item-details.md
- `get_item_references` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3knightcz-codebeamer-mcp/get-item-references.md
- `get_item_relations` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3knightcz-codebeamer-mcp/get-item-relations.md
- `get_item_reviews` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3knightcz-codebeamer-mcp/get-item-reviews.md
- `get_project` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3knightcz-codebeamer-mcp/get-project.md
- `get_tracker` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3knightcz-codebeamer-mcp/get-tracker.md
- `get_user` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3knightcz-codebeamer-mcp/get-user.md
- `list_projects` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3knightcz-codebeamer-mcp/list-projects.md
- `list_tracker_items` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3knightcz-codebeamer-mcp/list-tracker-items.md
- `list_trackers` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3knightcz-codebeamer-mcp/list-trackers.md
- `search_items` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/3knightcz-codebeamer-mcp/search-items.md
- `add_comment` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/3knightcz-codebeamer-mcp/add-comment.md
- `create_association` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/3knightcz-codebeamer-mcp/create-association.md
- `create_harm` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/3knightcz-codebeamer-mcp/create-harm.md
- `create_reference` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/3knightcz-codebeamer-mcp/create-reference.md
- `update_item` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/3knightcz-codebeamer-mcp/update-item.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=3knightcz-codebeamer-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/3knightcz-codebeamer-mcp