# create_instructor

Create a new instructor profile.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `create_instructor`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/create-instructor

## Facts

- Tool: `create_instructor`
- Server: Thinkific MCP Server (`ackbarguppi-ai/thinkific-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/ackbarguppi-ai/thinkific-mcp
- 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_instructor",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## 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 own 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."

## Use case

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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on Thinkific MCP Server (108)

- `delete_category` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/delete-category.md
- `delete_coupon` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/delete-coupon.md
- `delete_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/delete-group.md
- `delete_instructor` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/delete-instructor.md
- `delete_promotion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/delete-promotion.md
- `delete_site_script` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/delete-site-script.md
- `delete_user` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/delete-user.md
- `gql_bulk_remove_users_from_groups` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/gql-bulk-remove-users-from-groups.md
- `remove_group_analyst` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/remove-group-analyst.md
- `remove_products_from_category` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/remove-products-from-category.md
- `create_external_order` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/create-external-order.md
- `purchase_external_order` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/purchase-external-order.md
- `refund_external_order` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/refund-external-order.md
- `get_bundle` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-bundle.md
- `get_category` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-category.md
- `get_chapter` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-chapter.md
- `get_content` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-content.md
- `get_coupon` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-coupon.md
- `get_course` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-course.md
- `get_course_review` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-course-review.md
- `get_enrollment` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-enrollment.md
- `get_group` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-group.md
- `get_instructor` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-instructor.md
- `get_order` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-order.md
- `get_performance_metrics` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-performance-metrics.md
- `get_product` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-product.md
- `get_promotion` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-promotion.md
- `get_promotion_by_coupon` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-promotion-by-coupon.md
- `get_publish_request` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-publish-request.md
- `get_site_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp/get-site-info.md
- …and 78 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp.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=ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/ackbarguppi-ai-thinkific-mcp