create_project
Create a new project with boilerplate
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What create_project does on Code MCP Server
AI agents use create_project to create or update resources in Code MCP Server, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Code MCP Server environment.
Why create_project is rated Medium
This tool creates new project structures and boilerplate code, which is a reversible write operation. It does not execute arbitrary code, delete data irreversibly, or involve financial transactions. However, it has medium severity because creating projects could add unwanted files to a workspace or scaffold malicious code templates if an AI agent is compromised.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'create_project' with description 'Create a new project with boilerplate'. The verb 'create' indicates data creation.
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The rule that runs create_project safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Code MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For create_project, this is the rule to start with:
create_project stays usable, but capped: an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Code MCP Server, apply this rule, and every create_project call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about create_project
Create a new project with boilerplate. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Code MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Code MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for create_project: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Code MCP Server. Nothing to install.
create_project is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the create_project rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for create_project. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
create_project is provided by the Code MCP Server MCP server (agentics-ai/code-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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