create_service_account

SERVERDoit SOURCE@doitintl/doit-mcp-server

Medium RISK CLASS

Category Write

Parameters 62 required

Recommended Rate-limitedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade F, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/doit/create-service-account.md

WHAT IT DOES

What create_service_account does on Doit

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

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	Yes	Name, unique among the customer's service accounts. Leading or trailing whitespace returns `400`.
`dryRun`	boolean	—
`description`	string	—	Free-text description.
`permissions`	array	—	Platform permission names in camelCase, for example `cloudAnalyticsReadOnly`. An unknown name returns `422`.
`Idempotency-Key`	string	Yes
`customerContext`	string	—	Scope the request to a specific customer by ID. Required for DoiT employees (whose token isn't tied to a single customer); omit for direct customer users.

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

RISK

Why create_service_account is rated Medium

An AI agent can call create_service_account faster than any human can review: one bad instruction and it creates or modifies resources in Doit by the hundred, each call as confident as the last.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs create_service_account safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Doit, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For create_service_account, this is the rule to start with:

create_service_account Rate-limited

create_service_account 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.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "create_service_account": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "create_service_account_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

LIMIT THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Doit, apply this rule, and every create_service_account call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about create_service_account

What does the create_service_account tool do? +

Manage non-human identities whose API tokens call the DoiT API with a fixed set of permissions. Creates a service account owned by the authenticated customer. It cannot authenticate anything until it has an API token; mint one with the api-tokens sub-resource. Returns 409 when another service account of the customer already uses name. With dryRun=true the request goes through the same checks as a real create (name bounds and uniqueness, permission names, caller scope) and returns the same errors without creating anything. When the caller authenticates with a service account token, createdBy, createdByEmail and createdByUserId are null. Requires the serviceAccountCreator permission. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Doit MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

What parameters does create_service_account accept? +

create_service_account accepts 6 parameters: name, dryRun, description, permissions, Idempotency-Key, customerContext. Required: name, Idempotency-Key. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on create_service_account? +

Register the Doit MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for create_service_account: 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 Doit. Nothing to install.

What risk level is create_service_account? +

create_service_account is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit create_service_account? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the create_service_account 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.

How do I block create_service_account completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for create_service_account. 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.

What MCP server provides create_service_account? +

create_service_account is provided by the Doit MCP server (@doitintl/doit-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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