create_person
Create a new person in Twenty CRM
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What create_person does on Twenty CRM MCP Server
AI agents use create_person to create or update resources in Twenty CRM MCP Server, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Twenty CRM MCP Server environment.
Why create_person is rated Medium
This tool creates new records in the CRM (people/contacts), which is a reversible write operation. It does not delete data (Destructive), execute arbitrary code (Execute), move money (Financial), or merely read data (Read).
From the tool's definition Tool name 'create_person' and description 'Create a new person in Twenty CRM' indicate data creation. The verb 'create' and 'new' confirm this is a write operation that adds a record to the CRM system.
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The rule that runs create_person safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Twenty CRM MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For create_person, this is the rule to start with:
create_person 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.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Twenty CRM MCP Server, apply this rule, and every create_person call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about create_person
Create a new person in Twenty CRM. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Twenty CRM MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Twenty CRM MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for create_person: 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 Twenty CRM MCP Server. Nothing to install.
create_person 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 create_person 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 create_person. 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.
create_person is provided by the Twenty CRM MCP Server MCP server (denisalmeida/twenty-crm-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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