# create_table_bucket

A write tool on the AWS MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `create_table_bucket`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/create-table-bucket

## Facts

- Tool: `create_table_bucket`
- Server: AWS (`@awslabs/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws.md
- Install: `npx -y @awslabs/mcp`
- Homepage: https://github.com/awslabs/mcp
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity verified
- 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": "create_table_bucket",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why create_table_bucket is rated Medium

The tool creates a new table or bucket, which is a reversible Write operation. Without a description, confidence is moderate. Severity is medium because creating cloud resources can have cost implications and affects system state, but it's not inherently destructive or financial without evidence of billing triggers.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'create_table_bucket' suggests creation of a data structure or storage resource. The 'create_' prefix indicates a Write operation that adds a new entity."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on AWS (299)

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- `cache_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/cache-delete.md
- `cache_delete_many` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/cache-delete-many.md
- `cache_delete_multi` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/cache-delete-multi.md
- `cache_flush_all` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/cache-flush-all.md
- `delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/delete.md
- `delete_access_key` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/delete-access-key.md
- `delete_datastore` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/delete-datastore.md
- `delete_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/delete-group.md
- `delete_image_set` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/delete-image-set.md
- `delete_instance_in_series` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/delete-instance-in-series.md
- `delete_instance_in_study` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/delete-instance-in-study.md
- `delete_patient_studies` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/delete-patient-studies.md
- `delete_resource` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/delete-resource.md
- `delete_role_policy` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/delete-role-policy.md
- `delete_series_by_uid` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/delete-series-by-uid.md
- `delete_study` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/delete-study.md
- `delete_user` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/delete-user.md
- `delete_user_policy` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/delete-user-policy.md
- `detach_user_policy` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/detach-user-policy.md
- `json_arrtrim` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/json-arrtrim.md
- `json_clear` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/json-clear.md
- `json_del` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/json-del.md
- `list_pop_left` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/list-pop-left.md
- `list_trim` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/list-trim.md
- `remove_instance_from_image_set` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/remove-instance-from-image-set.md
- `remove_series_from_image_set` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/remove-series-from-image-set.md
- `set_pop` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/set-pop.md
- `sorted_set_remove_by_lex` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/sorted-set-remove-by-lex.md
- `sorted_set_remove_by_score` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/sorted-set-remove-by-score.md
- …and 269 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/aws.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=aws · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/aws