group-create
Create a NIP-29 group (kind 9004 admin event). The relay assigns membership state from the event. Optionally supply a group ID; the relay may derive its own from the event ID.
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What group-create does on Nostr Bray
AI agents use group-create to create or update resources in Nostr Bray, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Nostr Bray environment.
Why group-create is rated Medium
This tool creates a new group/community resource on a Nostr relay, which is a reversible write operation. While it establishes a new entity and may have social implications, it does not execute arbitrary code, delete data irreversibly, or move funds. The relay retains control over membership state derivation, limiting the blast radius to the created group itself.
From the tool's definition Tool explicitly creates a NIP-29 group via a kind 9004 admin event, with optional group ID assignment. The word 'Create' in the name and description indicates data creation.
Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs group-create safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Nostr Bray, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For group-create, this is the rule to start with:
group-create 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 Nostr Bray, apply this rule, and every group-create call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about group-create
Create a NIP-29 group (kind 9004 admin event). The relay assigns membership state from the event. Optionally supply a group ID; the relay may derive its own from the event ID. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Nostr Bray MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Nostr Bray MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for group-create: 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 Nostr Bray. Nothing to install.
group-create 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 group-create 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 group-create. 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.
group-create is provided by the Nostr Bray MCP server (nostr-bray). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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