# configure_freshdesk

Connect a Freshdesk account using API key authentication.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `configure_freshdesk`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/configure-freshdesk

## Facts

- Tool: `configure_freshdesk`
- Server: Freshdesk (`@mindstone-engineering/mcp-server-freshdesk`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk.md
- Install: `npx -y @mindstone-engineering/mcp-server-freshdesk`
- Homepage: git+https://github.com/nspr-io/mcp-servers.git
- 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": "configure_freshdesk",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why configure_freshdesk is rated Medium

Configuring API authentication is a Write operation because it creates or modifies authentication settings and connection state. The severity is high because misconfiguration could expose API keys or enable unauthorized access to the Freshdesk account, affecting all support tickets and customer data.

From the tool's own definition: "The tool description states it 'Connect[s] a Freshdesk account using API key authentication,' which involves storing or configuring authentication credentials and establishing a connection to an external service. This is a reversible configuration operation."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on Freshdesk (421)

- `cancel_runway_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/cancel-runway-task.md
- `delete_custom_voice` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/delete-custom-voice.md
- `delete_email` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/delete-email.md
- `delete_event` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/delete-event.md
- `delete_file` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/delete-file.md
- `delete_library_item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/delete-library-item.md
- `delete_list_item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/delete-list-item.md
- `opus_cancel_scheduled_post` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/opus-cancel-scheduled-post.md
- `opus_delete_collection` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/opus-delete-collection.md
- `opus_remove_clip_from_collection` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/opus-remove-clip-from-collection.md
- `outreach_disconnect_account` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/outreach-disconnect-account.md
- `remove_freshdesk_account` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/remove-freshdesk-account.md
- `remove_zendesk_account` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/remove-zendesk-account.md
- `unenrol_talentlms_user` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/unenrol-talentlms-user.md
- `apple_shortcuts_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/apple-shortcuts-run.md
- `browser_authenticate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/browser-authenticate.md
- `browser_back` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/browser-back.md
- `browser_click` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/browser-click.md
- `browser_close` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/browser-close.md
- `browser_fill` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/browser-fill.md
- `browser_forward` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/browser-forward.md
- `browser_hover` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/browser-hover.md
- `browser_navigate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/browser-navigate.md
- `browser_press_key` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/browser-press-key.md
- `browser_scroll` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/browser-scroll.md
- `browser_select` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/browser-select.md
- `browser_type` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/browser-type.md
- `browser_wait` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/browser-wait.md
- `character_performance` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/character-performance.md
- `create_phone_call` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/create-phone-call.md
- …and 391 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk.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=freshdesk · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/freshdesk