create_instructor

What create_instructor does on Thinkific MCP Server

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

Why create_instructor is rated Medium

This tool creates a new instructor profile in the Thinkific system, which is reversible data creation (Write category). Severity is medium rather than high because while it adds a user account that could potentially be misused to create unauthorized instructors, the impact is limited to user account creation and doesn't involve financial transactions, data destruction, or arbitrary code execution.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'create_instructor' and description 'Create a new instructor profile' indicate creation of a new user account/profile, which is a write operation that modifies the system state by adding a new entity.

The rule that runs create_instructor safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Thinkific MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For create_instructor, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "create_instructor": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "create_instructor_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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