# add_job

Add a new job to the queue

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `add_job`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/adamhancock-bullmq-mcp/add-job

## Facts

- Tool: `add_job`
- Server: BullMQ MCP Server (`adamhancock/bullmq-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/adamhancock-bullmq-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/adamhancock/bullmq-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": "add_job",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why add_job is rated Medium

Adding a job to a queue creates a new record in the BullMQ system. This is reversible (the job can be removed, failed, or cleaned up), making it a Write operation rather than Execute (which would require actual code execution) or Destructive (which would be irreversible). The severity is medium because misuse could flood queues with unwanted jobs, but the effect is reversible and limited to queue state.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool is named 'add_job' and described as 'Add a new job to the queue'. The sibling tools include destructive operations (clean_queue, drain_queue) and read operations (get_job, get_jobs, list_queues), establishing that this server manages job queues."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on BullMQ MCP Server (19)

- `clean_queue` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adamhancock-bullmq-mcp/clean-queue.md
- `drain_queue` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adamhancock-bullmq-mcp/drain-queue.md
- `remove_job` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adamhancock-bullmq-mcp/remove-job.md
- `pause_queue` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adamhancock-bullmq-mcp/pause-queue.md
- `resume_queue` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adamhancock-bullmq-mcp/resume-queue.md
- `retry_job` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adamhancock-bullmq-mcp/retry-job.md
- `switch_connection` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/adamhancock-bullmq-mcp/switch-connection.md
- `get_job` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/adamhancock-bullmq-mcp/get-job.md
- `get_job_logs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/adamhancock-bullmq-mcp/get-job-logs.md
- `get_jobs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/adamhancock-bullmq-mcp/get-jobs.md
- `list_connections` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/adamhancock-bullmq-mcp/list-connections.md
- `list_queues` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/adamhancock-bullmq-mcp/list-queues.md
- `query_dead_letter_queue` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/adamhancock-bullmq-mcp/query-dead-letter-queue.md
- `stats` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/adamhancock-bullmq-mcp/stats.md
- `add_job_log` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/adamhancock-bullmq-mcp/add-job-log.md
- `connect` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/adamhancock-bullmq-mcp/connect.md
- `disconnect` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/adamhancock-bullmq-mcp/disconnect.md
- `move_failed_jobs_to_dlq` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/adamhancock-bullmq-mcp/move-failed-jobs-to-dlq.md
- `promote_job` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/adamhancock-bullmq-mcp/promote-job.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=adamhancock-bullmq-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/adamhancock-bullmq-mcp