# create_goal

Create a new persistent goal. Goals are long-running objectives managed in the FlowDot Hub. After creating a goal you can: - Add tasks (individual actions the daemon should execute) - Add milestones (progress markers) - Pause, resume, complete, or abandon the goal IMPORTANT: Goals are executed by the FlowDot CLI daemon, not the MCP server. Use MCP to create and manage goal structure; use the CLI (\

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `create_goal`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/flowdot-llc-mcp-server/create-goal

## Facts

- Tool: `create_goal`
- Server: FlowDot MCP Server (`flowdot-llc/mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/flowdot-llc-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/flowdot-llc/mcp-server
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

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

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

## Why create_goal is rated Medium

This tool creates and persists new data (goals) in a reversible manner. While goals can trigger external execution via the CLI daemon, the tool itself only manages goal structure—creation and metadata modification. The execution is delegated to the CLI daemon, not performed by this tool.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states 'Create a new persistent goal' and allows subsequent management actions (add tasks, milestones, pause, resume, complete, abandon). This creates new data structures that persist in the FlowDot Hub."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on FlowDot MCP Server (206)

- `browser_act` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/flowdot-llc-mcp-server/browser-act.md
- `cancel_execution` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/flowdot-llc-mcp-server/cancel-execution.md
- `delete_agent_character` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/flowdot-llc-mcp-server/delete-agent-character.md
- `delete_app` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/flowdot-llc-mcp-server/delete-app.md
- `delete_app_file` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/flowdot-llc-mcp-server/delete-app-file.md
- `delete_connection` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/flowdot-llc-mcp-server/delete-connection.md
- `delete_custom_node` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/flowdot-llc-mcp-server/delete-custom-node.md
- `delete_goal` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/flowdot-llc-mcp-server/delete-goal.md
- `delete_goal_milestone` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/flowdot-llc-mcp-server/delete-goal-milestone.md
- `delete_goal_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/flowdot-llc-mcp-server/delete-goal-task.md
- `delete_image` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/flowdot-llc-mcp-server/delete-image.md
- `delete_input_preset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/flowdot-llc-mcp-server/delete-input-preset.md
- `delete_knowledge_category` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/flowdot-llc-mcp-server/delete-knowledge-category.md
- `delete_knowledge_document` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/flowdot-llc-mcp-server/delete-knowledge-document.md
- `delete_node` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/flowdot-llc-mcp-server/delete-node.md
- `delete_recipe` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/flowdot-llc-mcp-server/delete-recipe.md
- `delete_recipe_step` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/flowdot-llc-mcp-server/delete-recipe-step.md
- `delete_recipe_store` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/flowdot-llc-mcp-server/delete-recipe-store.md
- `delete_workflow` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/flowdot-llc-mcp-server/delete-workflow.md
- `email_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/flowdot-llc-mcp-server/email-delete.md
- `mcp__flowdot__delete_agent_toolkit` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/flowdot-llc-mcp-server/mcp--flowdot--delete-agent-toolkit.md
- `mcp__flowdot__delete_toolkit_tool` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/flowdot-llc-mcp-server/mcp--flowdot--delete-toolkit-tool.md
- `mcp__flowdot__uninstall_toolkit` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/flowdot-llc-mcp-server/mcp--flowdot--uninstall-toolkit.md
- `panic_clear` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/flowdot-llc-mcp-server/panic-clear.md
- `revoke_kb_access` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/flowdot-llc-mcp-server/revoke-kb-access.md
- `unlink_property_kb_source` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/flowdot-llc-mcp-server/unlink-property-kb-source.md
- `browser_launch` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/flowdot-llc-mcp-server/browser-launch.md
- `browser_navigate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/flowdot-llc-mcp-server/browser-navigate.md
- `browser_sequence` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/flowdot-llc-mcp-server/browser-sequence.md
- `browser_wait_for` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/flowdot-llc-mcp-server/browser-wait-for.md
- …and 176 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/flowdot-llc-mcp-server.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=flowdot-llc-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/flowdot-llc-mcp-server