locations_create_location
Create Sub-Account (Formerly Location) (requires an agency-level token, not a location PIT)
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What locations_create_location does on Ghl
AI agents use locations_create_location to create or update resources in Ghl, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Ghl environment.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
city | string | — | The city where the business is located for which sub-account is created |
name | string | Yes | The name for the sub-account/location |
phone | string | — | The phone number of the business for which sub-account is created with the appropriate country-code |
state | string | — | The state in which the business operates for which sub-account is created |
social | object | — | The social media links for location |
twilio | object | — | The twilio credentials for location |
address | string | — | The address of the business for which sub-account is created |
country | string | — | The 2 letter country-code in which the business is present for which sub-account is created |
mailgun | object | — | The mailgun credentials for location |
website | string | — | The website of the business for which sub-account is created |
settings | object | — | The default settings for location |
timezone | string | — | The timezone of the business for which sub-account is created |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why locations_create_location is rated Medium
An AI agent can call locations_create_location faster than any human can review: one bad instruction and it creates or modifies resources in Ghl by the hundred, each call as confident as the last.
Risk signalsHandles credentials or secrets (mailgun.apiKey) · High parameter count (38 properties)
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs locations_create_location safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Ghl, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For locations_create_location, this is the rule to start with:
locations_create_location 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 Ghl, apply this rule, and every locations_create_location call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about locations_create_location
Create Sub-Account (Formerly Location) (requires an agency-level token, not a location PIT). It is categorised as a Write tool in the Ghl MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
locations_create_location accepts 12 parameters: city, name, phone, state, social, twilio, address, country, mailgun, website, settings, timezone. Required: name. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Ghl MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for locations_create_location: 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 Ghl. Nothing to install.
locations_create_location 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 locations_create_location 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 locations_create_location. 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.
locations_create_location is provided by the Ghl MCP server (@aiwerk/mcp-server-ghl). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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