# write_file

Create or update a file in Nextcloud. File size is limited (default 1 GB, configurable via MCP_MAX_FILE_SIZE).

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `write_file`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/write-file

## Facts

- Tool: `write_file`
- Server: AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server (`elgorro/aiquila`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/elgorro/aiquila.git
- 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": "write_file",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why write_file is rated Medium

This tool creates or modifies files within Nextcloud, which are reversible actions typical of the Write category. While the file size limit (1 GB) is large, the operation itself is not destructive (files can be deleted or overwritten later).

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states 'Create or update a file in Nextcloud' - these are reversible write operations. The tool explicitly supports both creation and modification of files."

## Use case

AI agents use write_file 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server (294)

- `bulk_file_operations` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/bulk-file-operations.md
- `circles_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/circles-delete.md
- `circles_remove_member` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/circles-remove-member.md
- `clear_out_of_office` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/clear-out-of-office.md
- `clear_user_status_message` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/clear-user-status-message.md
- `delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete.md
- `delete_all_form_submissions` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-all-form-submissions.md
- `delete_all_notifications` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-all-notifications.md
- `delete_announcement` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-announcement.md
- `delete_bookmark` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-bookmark.md
- `delete_bookmark_folder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-bookmark-folder.md
- `delete_bookmark_tag` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-bookmark-tag.md
- `delete_contact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-contact.md
- `delete_coworker` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-coworker.md
- `delete_event` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-event.md
- `delete_feed` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-feed.md
- `delete_form` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-form.md
- `delete_form_option` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-form-option.md
- `delete_form_question` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-form-question.md
- `delete_form_share` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-form-share.md
- `delete_form_submission` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-form-submission.md
- `delete_map` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-map.md
- `delete_map_device` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-map-device.md
- `delete_map_favorite` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-map-favorite.md
- `delete_news_folder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-news-folder.md
- `delete_note` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-note.md
- `delete_poll` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-poll.md
- `delete_poll_comment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-poll-comment.md
- `delete_poll_option` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-poll-option.md
- `delete_poll_share` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-poll-share.md
- …and 264 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server.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=aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server