# add_todo

A write tool on the Coach AI MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `add_todo`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/94aharris-coach-ai/add-todo

## Facts

- Tool: `add_todo`
- Server: Coach AI (`94aharris/coach-ai`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/94aharris-coach-ai.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/94aharris/coach-ai
- 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": "add_todo",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why add_todo is rated Medium

This tool creates or adds new task records in a task management system, which is a reversible write operation. It has no side effects beyond data creation, does not execute code or external operations, and does not delete or move funds. The blast radius of misuse is low—erroneous tasks can be deleted or corrected.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'add_todo' combined with sibling tools including 'complete_todo' and 'delete_todo' indicate a task management system. The name suggests creation of new task items."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on Coach AI (27)

- `delete_todo` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/94aharris-coach-ai/delete-todo.md
- `parse_task_list` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/94aharris-coach-ai/parse-task-list.md
- `start_my_day` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/94aharris-coach-ai/start-my-day.md
- `start_my_week` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/94aharris-coach-ai/start-my-week.md
- `generate_daily_summary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/94aharris-coach-ai/generate-daily-summary.md
- `get_daily_note_path` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/94aharris-coach-ai/get-daily-note-path.md
- `get_recommendation` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/94aharris-coach-ai/get-recommendation.md
- `get_user_context` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/94aharris-coach-ai/get-user-context.md
- `list_goals` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/94aharris-coach-ai/list-goals.md
- `list_todos` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/94aharris-coach-ai/list-todos.md
- `read_daily_note_full` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/94aharris-coach-ai/read-daily-note-full.md
- `read_daily_note_section` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/94aharris-coach-ai/read-daily-note-section.md
- `sync_from_daily_note` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/94aharris-coach-ai/sync-from-daily-note.md
- `add_daily_note_section` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/94aharris-coach-ai/add-daily-note-section.md
- `add_task_context` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/94aharris-coach-ai/add-task-context.md
- `add_user_fact` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/94aharris-coach-ai/add-user-fact.md
- `batch_assign_timeframes` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/94aharris-coach-ai/batch-assign-timeframes.md
- `brain_dump_tasks` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/94aharris-coach-ai/brain-dump-tasks.md
- `break_down_task` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/94aharris-coach-ai/break-down-task.md
- `complete_todo` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/94aharris-coach-ai/complete-todo.md
- `create_daily_note` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/94aharris-coach-ai/create-daily-note.md
- `log_accomplishment` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/94aharris-coach-ai/log-accomplishment.md
- `set_goal` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/94aharris-coach-ai/set-goal.md
- `set_todo_timeframe` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/94aharris-coach-ai/set-todo-timeframe.md
- `set_week_theme` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/94aharris-coach-ai/set-week-theme.md
- `sync_daily_note` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/94aharris-coach-ai/sync-daily-note.md
- `write_daily_note_section` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/94aharris-coach-ai/write-daily-note-section.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=94aharris-coach-ai · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/94aharris-coach-ai