# start_social_oauth

Start OAuth process for social media platform

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `start_social_oauth`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/start-social-oauth

## Facts

- Tool: `start_social_oauth`
- Server: Ghl (`ghl-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl.md
- Install: `npx -y ghl-mcp-server`
- Homepage: git+https://github.com/mastanley13/ghl-mcp.git
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 4 (2 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `page` | string | no | Page context |
| `userId` | string | yes | User ID initiating OAuth |
| `platform` | string | yes | Social media platform |
| `reconnect` | boolean | no | Whether this is a reconnection |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

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

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "start_social_oauth",
    "arguments": {
      "userId": "<userId>",
      "platform": "<platform>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why start_social_oauth is rated High

OAuth initiation is an Execute action because it launches an external operation (authentication handshake with a third-party social platform) and modifies application state (tokens, permissions, connected accounts). While not immediately destructive, it grants access rights and enables downstream actions on social media accounts.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool initiates OAuth authentication flow for social media platforms. The description states 'Start OAuth process for social media platform' — this triggers an external authentication operation whose effects depend on which platform is specified and user…"

## Use case

AI agents invoke start_social_oauth to trigger actions in Ghl. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "start_social_oauth": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "start_social_oauth_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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- `cancel_scheduled_email` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/cancel-scheduled-email.md
- `cancel_scheduled_message` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/cancel-scheduled-message.md
- `delete_appointment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-appointment.md
- `delete_appointment_note` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-appointment-note.md
- `delete_calendar` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-calendar.md
- `delete_calendar_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-calendar-group.md
- `delete_calendar_notification` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-calendar-notification.md
- `delete_calendar_resource_equipment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-calendar-resource-equipment.md
- `delete_calendar_resource_room` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-calendar-resource-room.md
- `delete_contact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-contact.md
- `delete_contact_note` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-contact-note.md
- `delete_contact_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-contact-task.md
- `delete_conversation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-conversation.md
- `delete_coupon` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-coupon.md
- `delete_custom_provider_integration` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-custom-provider-integration.md
- `delete_email_template` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-email-template.md
- `delete_invoice_template` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-invoice-template.md
- `delete_location` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-location.md
- `delete_location_custom_field` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-location-custom-field.md
- `delete_location_custom_value` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-location-custom-value.md
- `delete_location_tag` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-location-tag.md
- `delete_location_template` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-location-template.md
- `delete_media_file` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-media-file.md
- `delete_object_record` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-object-record.md
- `delete_opportunity` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-opportunity.md
- `delete_social_account` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-social-account.md
- `delete_social_post` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-social-post.md
- `ghl_delete_association` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/ghl-delete-association.md
- `ghl_delete_custom_field` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/ghl-delete-custom-field.md
- …and 222 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl.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=ghl · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/ghl