Medium Risk

create-note

Create Note

How to control create-note ↓

What create-note does on GoHighLevel MCP Server

AI agents use create-note 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-note needs a policy

Creating a note is a reversible write operation that adds data to the GoHighLevel system without executing code, triggering external workflows, deleting data, or moving money. The blast radius is minimal—incorrect notes can be edited or deleted. While it occurs in a CRM context where notes are business-relevant, the action itself is a standard data creation with low destructive potential.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'create-note' and description 'Create Note' explicitly indicate a data creation operation. The verb 'create' is a canonical Write action that adds new data to the system.

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

How to control create-note

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-note:

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

create-note 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-note

What does the create-note tool do? +

Create Note. 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-note? +

Register the GoHighLevel MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for create-note: 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-note? +

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

Can I rate-limit create-note? +

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

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

create-note 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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