create_contact
Create a new contact in a Nextcloud address book with name, email, phone, address, organization, and other properties.
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What create_contact does on AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server
AI agents use create_contact to create or update resources in AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server environment.
Why create_contact is rated Medium
This tool creates or modifies data (a new contact record) reversibly. It falls under the Write category—it adds data to the address book but does not delete, execute code, or commit financial obligations. The severity is low because contact creation has minimal blast radius; an accidental or malicious contact addition is easily remedied by deletion.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'create_contact' and description 'Create a new contact in a Nextcloud address book' directly indicate creation of data. The operation is reversible (contacts can be deleted) and creates new entries without destructive side effects.
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The rule that runs create_contact safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For create_contact, this is the rule to start with:
create_contact 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 AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server, apply this rule, and every create_contact call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about create_contact
Create a new contact in a Nextcloud address book with name, email, phone, address, organization, and other properties. It is categorised as a Write tool in the AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for create_contact: 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 AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server. Nothing to install.
create_contact 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_contact 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_contact. 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_contact is provided by the AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server MCP server (elgorro/aiquila). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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