# create_news_post

A write tool on the Sharepoint MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `create_news_post`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/demodorigatsuo-sharepoint-mcp/create-news-post

## Facts

- Tool: `create_news_post`
- Server: Sharepoint (`demodorigatsuo/sharepoint-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/demodorigatsuo-sharepoint-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/DEmodoriGatsuO/sharepoint-mcp
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade D, 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_news_post",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why create_news_post is rated Medium

This tool creates new news posts in SharePoint, which is a write operation that adds data reversibly. The empty description reduces confidence slightly, but the naming pattern and server context (SharePoint document/content management) clearly indicate content creation. Severity is medium because misuse could spam or pollute SharePoint news with unwanted posts, but effects are reversible through deletion.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'create_news_post' indicates creation of new content; sibling tools like 'create_advanced_document_library', 'create_intelligent_list', 'create_list_item', and 'create_modern_page' all perform reversible write operations to SharePoint."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on Sharepoint (17)

- `download_file` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demodorigatsuo-sharepoint-mcp/download-file.md
- `get_document_by_path` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demodorigatsuo-sharepoint-mcp/get-document-by-path.md
- `get_document_content` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demodorigatsuo-sharepoint-mcp/get-document-content.md
- `get_item_metadata` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demodorigatsuo-sharepoint-mcp/get-item-metadata.md
- `get_list_items` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demodorigatsuo-sharepoint-mcp/get-list-items.md
- `get_lists` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demodorigatsuo-sharepoint-mcp/get-lists.md
- `get_site_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demodorigatsuo-sharepoint-mcp/get-site-info.md
- `list_document_libraries` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demodorigatsuo-sharepoint-mcp/list-document-libraries.md
- `list_folder_contents` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demodorigatsuo-sharepoint-mcp/list-folder-contents.md
- `search_sharepoint` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/demodorigatsuo-sharepoint-mcp/search-sharepoint.md
- `create_advanced_document_library` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/demodorigatsuo-sharepoint-mcp/create-advanced-document-library.md
- `create_intelligent_list` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/demodorigatsuo-sharepoint-mcp/create-intelligent-list.md
- `create_list_item` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/demodorigatsuo-sharepoint-mcp/create-list-item.md
- `create_modern_page` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/demodorigatsuo-sharepoint-mcp/create-modern-page.md
- `create_sharepoint_site` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/demodorigatsuo-sharepoint-mcp/create-sharepoint-site.md
- `update_list_item` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/demodorigatsuo-sharepoint-mcp/update-list-item.md
- `upload_document` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/demodorigatsuo-sharepoint-mcp/upload-document.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=demodorigatsuo-sharepoint-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/demodorigatsuo-sharepoint-mcp