Create a new auto-moderation rule in the Discord server. Supports keyword filtering, spam detection, keyword presets, and mention spam prevention.
AI agents use create_automod_rule to create or update resources in Discord — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Discord environment.
This tool creates and configures a new moderation rule, which is a reversible modification to server settings. It does not execute moderation actions on members (those would be Execute/Destructive), nor does it delete rules permanently, but rather establishes a new policy.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'create_automod_rule' and description 'Create a new auto-moderation rule' indicate creation of a new configuration object.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access create_automod_rule gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Discord, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for create_automod_rule:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"create_automod_rule": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "create_automod_rule_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}create_automod_rule 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.
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Create a new auto-moderation rule in the Discord server. Supports keyword filtering, spam detection, keyword presets, and mention spam prevention. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Discord MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Discord MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for create_automod_rule: 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 Discord. Nothing to install.
create_automod_rule is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the create_automod_rule 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.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for create_automod_rule. 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.
create_automod_rule is provided by the Discord MCP server (hardheadhackerhead/discord-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Discord, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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