Create a new Sitecore item under parent path with name using template id.
AI agents use item-service-create-item to create or update resources in Mcp Sitecore — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Mcp Sitecore environment.
This tool creates new items in Sitecore, which modifies the content tree reversibly. While creation operations are reversible (items can be deleted), the blast radius is high because an AI agent could create numerous items, spam the content structure, or pollute the database with unwanted content. This is a Write operation rather than Destructive because the changes are reversible.
From the tool's definition Tool name and description: 'Create a new Sitecore item under parent path with name using template id.' The verb 'Create' and the action of creating a new item with specified properties indicates data creation.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access item-service-create-item gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Mcp Sitecore, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for item-service-create-item:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"item-service-create-item": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "item-service-create-item_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}item-service-create-item 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.
Free to start. No card required.
Create a new Sitecore item under parent path with name using template id. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Mcp Sitecore MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Mcp Sitecore MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for item-service-create-item: 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 Mcp Sitecore. Nothing to install.
item-service-create-item 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 item-service-create-item 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 item-service-create-item. 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.
item-service-create-item is provided by the Mcp Sitecore MCP server (@antonytm/mcp-sitecore-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Mcp Sitecore, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
Free to start. No card required.
149 Mcp Sitecore tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 43,000+ MCP servers.