# create_bug

A write tool on the Azure DevOps MCP Server MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `create_bug`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp/create-bug

## Facts

- Tool: `create_bug`
- Server: Azure DevOps MCP Server (`abdelrhmansror/azuredevopsmcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/AbdelrhmanSror/AzureDevopsMcp
- 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_bug",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why create_bug is rated Medium

Creating a bug work item in Azure DevOps is a write operation—it creates new data (a bug record) reversibly, as bugs can be deleted or modified later. It does not execute arbitrary code, delete irreversibly, or move money. Medium severity reflects that an agent could spam or create incorrect bug records, requiring cleanup, but the impact is bounded and reversible.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name is 'create_bug' and sibling tools include 'create_product_backlog_item' and 'create_work_item', which are clearly data creation operations in Azure DevOps."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on Azure DevOps MCP Server (15)

- `get_pull_request` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp/get-pull-request.md
- `get_pull_request_full_diff` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp/get-pull-request-full-diff.md
- `list_area_paths` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp/list-area-paths.md
- `list_branches` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp/list-branches.md
- `list_iteration_paths` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp/list-iteration-paths.md
- `list_projects` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp/list-projects.md
- `list_pull_requests` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp/list-pull-requests.md
- `list_work_item_types` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp/list-work-item-types.md
- `resolve_repo_id` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp/resolve-repo-id.md
- `add_pull_request_comment` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp/add-pull-request-comment.md
- `create_product_backlog_item` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp/create-product-backlog-item.md
- `create_pull_request` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp/create-pull-request.md
- `create_work_item` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp/create-work-item.md
- `link_pr_to_work_item` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp/link-pr-to-work-item.md
- `set_pr_description` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp/set-pr-description.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=abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/abdelrhmansror-azuredevopsmcp