# create_api_key

Create a new live API key. Only available for active accounts. The key is shown once — store it immediately.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `create_api_key`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-aic0rt3x-memory-mcp/create-api-key

## Facts

- Tool: `create_api_key`
- Server: AI Cortex Storage (`https://memory.aic0rt3x.dev/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-aic0rt3x-memory-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://memory.aic0rt3x.dev/mcp
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 1
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `label` | string | no | Human-readable label (e.g. 'claude-desktop') |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "create_api_key",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why create_api_key is rated Medium

This tool creates a new API key, which is a reversible data creation action (Write category). However, it carries high severity because: (1) API keys grant authentication and access to cloud storage and other sensitive operations; (2) the one-time display nature means loss of the key cannot be recovered except via revocation and re-creation; (3) a malicious agent could create numerous keys to escalate access or…

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states 'Create a new live API key' — a write operation that generates a new credential object with persistent effects."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on AI Cortex Storage (14)

- `delete_memory` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-aic0rt3x-memory-mcp/delete-memory.md
- `revoke_api_key` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-aic0rt3x-memory-mcp/revoke-api-key.md
- `settle_balance` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-aic0rt3x-memory-mcp/settle-balance.md
- `submit_feature_request` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-aic0rt3x-memory-mcp/submit-feature-request.md
- `get_account` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-aic0rt3x-memory-mcp/get-account.md
- `get_memory` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-aic0rt3x-memory-mcp/get-memory.md
- `list_api_keys` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-aic0rt3x-memory-mcp/list-api-keys.md
- `list_keys` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-aic0rt3x-memory-mcp/list-keys.md
- `list_namespaces` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-aic0rt3x-memory-mcp/list-namespaces.md
- `list_payments` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-aic0rt3x-memory-mcp/list-payments.md
- `search_by_tag` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-aic0rt3x-memory-mcp/search-by-tag.md
- `top_memories` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-aic0rt3x-memory-mcp/top-memories.md
- `put_memory` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-aic0rt3x-memory-mcp/put-memory.md
- `submit_exit_feedback` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-aic0rt3x-memory-mcp/submit-exit-feedback.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=dev-aic0rt3x-memory-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/dev-aic0rt3x-memory-mcp