Medium Risk

create-action

Create a new action for a voice AI agent. Actions define specific behaviors and capabilities for the agent during calls.

How to control create-action ↓

What create-action does on GoHighLevel MCP Server

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

Medium Risk

Why create-action needs a policy

This tool creates new action configurations for voice AI agents, which is a reversible write operation. It modifies the agent's capabilities and behaviors but does not execute commands, delete data, or move money.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'create-action' and description 'Create a new action for a voice AI agent' indicate creation of new data/configuration that modifies agent behavior.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access create-action gives an agent:

How to control create-action

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and GoHighLevel MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for create-action:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "create-action": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "create-action_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

create-action 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.

  1. Create a free account and register GoHighLevel MCP Server — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about create-action

What does the create-action tool do? +

Create a new action for a voice AI agent. Actions define specific behaviors and capabilities for the agent during calls. It is categorised as a Write tool in the GoHighLevel MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on create-action? +

Register the GoHighLevel MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for create-action: 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 GoHighLevel MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is create-action? +

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

Can I rate-limit create-action? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the create-action 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-action completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for create-action. 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-action? +

create-action is provided by the GoHighLevel MCP Server MCP server (drausal/gohighlevel-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every GoHighLevel MCP Server tool call.

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