Set the default email provider for a location. All outbound emails will use this provider unless overridden.
AI agents use ghl_set_default_email_provider to create or update resources in GoHighLevel MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your GoHighLevel MCP Server environment.
This tool modifies system configuration (the default email provider) in a reversible manner. While it affects all outbound emails from a location, the change can be undone by setting a different default provider. This is a Write operation as it updates configuration state without deleting data or triggering external code execution.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it will 'Set the default email provider for a location' and that 'All outbound emails will use this provider unless overridden.' This modifies configuration settings that affect how the system operates going forward.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access ghl_set_default_email_provider gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and GoHighLevel MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for ghl_set_default_email_provider:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"ghl_set_default_email_provider": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "ghl_set_default_email_provider_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}ghl_set_default_email_provider 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.
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Set the default email provider for a location. All outbound emails will use this provider unless overridden. It is categorised as a Write tool in the GoHighLevel MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the GoHighLevel MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ghl_set_default_email_provider: 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 GoHighLevel MCP Server. Nothing to install.
ghl_set_default_email_provider 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 ghl_set_default_email_provider 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 ghl_set_default_email_provider. 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.
ghl_set_default_email_provider is provided by the GoHighLevel MCP Server MCP server (busybee3333/go-high-level-mcp-2026-complete). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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