# create_audience A write tool on the Mailchimp MCP MCP server. Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `create_audience`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server/create-audience ## Facts - Tool: `create_audience` - Server: Mailchimp MCP (`damientilman/mailchimp-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server.md - Homepage: https://github.com/damientilman/mailchimp-mcp-server - 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": "create_audience", "arguments": {} } } ``` ## Why create_audience is rated Medium Creating an audience in Mailchimp is a write operation that adds a new email list/audience to an account. This is reversible (audiences can be deleted) and has moderate blast radius if misused by an AI agent—it could create unwanted audiences or pollute the account structure. Not Destructive (reversible), not Execute (no arbitrary code/commands), not Financial (no money moved). Write is appropriate. From the tool's own definition: "Tool name is 'create_audience' on Mailchimp MCP server. Sibling tools include 'create_campaign', 'create_interest', 'create_interest_category', 'create_landing_page', all indicating data creation operations. Tool description is empty, limiting direct evidence." ## Use case AI agents use create_audience to create or update resources in Mailchimp MCP, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Mailchimp MCP environment. ## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer) Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Mailchimp MCP: ```json { "version": "1", "default": "deny", "tools": { "create_audience": { "limits": [ { "counter": "create_audience_rate", "window": "minute", "max": 30, "scope": "grant" } ] } } } ``` ## Other tools on Mailchimp MCP (226) - `cancel_send` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server/cancel-send.md - `delete_audience` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server/delete-audience.md - `delete_batch_webhook` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server/delete-batch-webhook.md - `delete_campaign` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server/delete-campaign.md - `delete_campaign_feedback` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server/delete-campaign-feedback.md - `delete_campaign_folder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server/delete-campaign-folder.md - `delete_connected_site` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server/delete-connected-site.md - `delete_file` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server/delete-file.md - `delete_interest` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server/delete-interest.md - `delete_interest_category` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server/delete-interest-category.md - `delete_landing_page` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server/delete-landing-page.md - `delete_member` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server/delete-member.md - `delete_member_note` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server/delete-member-note.md - `delete_member_permanent` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server/delete-member-permanent.md - `delete_merge_field` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server/delete-merge-field.md - `delete_promo_code` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server/delete-promo-code.md - `delete_promo_rule` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server/delete-promo-rule.md - `delete_segment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server/delete-segment.md - `delete_store` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server/delete-store.md - `delete_store_cart` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server/delete-store-cart.md - `delete_store_customer` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server/delete-store-customer.md - `delete_store_order` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server/delete-store-order.md - `delete_store_order_line` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server/delete-store-order-line.md - `delete_store_product` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server/delete-store-product.md - `delete_store_product_image` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server/delete-store-product-image.md - `delete_store_product_variant` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server/delete-store-product-variant.md - `delete_template` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server/delete-template.md - `delete_template_folder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server/delete-template-folder.md - `delete_verified_domain` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server/delete-verified-domain.md - `delete_webhook` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server/delete-webhook.md - …and 196 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/damientilman-mailchimp-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` --- Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server