# apex_create_follow

Create a monitoring follow with notifications for regulatory updates

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `apex_create_follow`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/gbesse-mcp-server/apex-create-follow

## Facts

- Tool: `apex_create_follow`
- Server: ,APEX MCP Server (`gbesse/mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/gbesse-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/gbesse/mcp-server
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade B, 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": "apex_create_follow",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why apex_create_follow is rated Medium

This tool creates persistent monitoring configurations that track regulatory updates. While the action itself is reversible (topics can be deleted), it modifies system state by adding new monitoring rules and notification settings. This is a Write operation rather than Read (it creates rather than retrieves) or Execute (it doesn't run arbitrary code or commands—it configures monitoring).

From the tool's own definition: "The tool creates a monitoring follow/topic, which is a reversible data creation action. The description states it enables 'creating monitoring topics' and 'setting up notifications for regulatory updates', indicating it writes configuration data to the system."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on ,APEX MCP Server (4)

- `apex_generate_brief` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/gbesse-mcp-server/apex-generate-brief.md
- `apex_list_topics` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/gbesse-mcp-server/apex-list-topics.md
- `apex_search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/gbesse-mcp-server/apex-search.md
- `apex_create_topic` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/gbesse-mcp-server/apex-create-topic.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=gbesse-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/gbesse-mcp-server