# add_api_collection

Add a collection to an API

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `add_api_collection`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/add-api-collection

## Facts

- Tool: `add_api_collection`
- Server: Postman (`delano/postman-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/delano/postman-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": "add_api_collection",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why add_api_collection is rated Medium

This tool creates or modifies API metadata by adding (linking) a collection, which is a reversible write operation. It does not delete data (Destructive), move money (Financial), or execute arbitrary code (Execute). The blast radius is medium because incorrect collection associations could confuse API organization or expose unintended API versions to users, but the change is reversible.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool is named 'add_api_collection' and described as 'Add a collection to an API' — this is a create/add operation that modifies API state by associating a collection with an API."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on Postman (97)

- `delete_api` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/delete-api.md
- `delete_api_comment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/delete-api-comment.md
- `delete_api_version` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/delete-api-version.md
- `delete_collection` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/delete-collection.md
- `delete_collection_access_key` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/delete-collection-access-key.md
- `delete_collection_folder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/delete-collection-folder.md
- `delete_collection_request` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/delete-collection-request.md
- `delete_collection_response` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/delete-collection-response.md
- `delete_environment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/delete-environment.md
- `delete_mock` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/delete-mock.md
- `delete_monitor` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/delete-monitor.md
- `delete_schema_file` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/delete-schema-file.md
- `delete_server_response` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/delete-server-response.md
- `remove_pan_element` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/remove-pan-element.md
- `create_webhook` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/create-webhook.md
- `get_accounts` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/get-accounts.md
- `get_api` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/get-api.md
- `get_api_collection` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/get-api-collection.md
- `get_api_comments` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/get-api-comments.md
- `get_api_schema` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/get-api-schema.md
- `get_api_schema_files` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/get-api-schema-files.md
- `get_api_tags` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/get-api-tags.md
- `get_api_version` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/get-api-version.md
- `get_api_versions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/get-api-versions.md
- `get_authenticated_user` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/get-authenticated-user.md
- `get_collection` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/get-collection.md
- `get_collection_folder` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/get-collection-folder.md
- `get_collection_forks` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/get-collection-forks.md
- `get_collection_request` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/get-collection-request.md
- `get_collection_response` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/get-collection-response.md
- …and 67 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-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=delano-postman-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/delano-postman-mcp-server