# neuron_create_channel

Create a new WhatsApp channel with either Meta Cloud API or Baileys (direct WhatsApp) integration. Meta Cloud channels require metaPhoneNumberId and metaAccessToken.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `neuron_create_channel`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-conquext-neuron/neuron-create-channel

## Facts

- Tool: `neuron_create_channel`
- Server: Neuron (`neuron-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-conquext-neuron.md
- Install: `npx -y neuron-mcp-server`
- Homepage: https://github.com/conquext/neuron
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server CORS policy: *
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 5 (2 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `name` | string | yes | Display name for the channel |
| `type` | string | yes | Integration type: 'meta_cloud' for Meta Cloud API or 'baileys' for direct WhatsApp connection |
| `phoneNumber` | string | no | Phone number for the channel (E.164 format, e.g., '+2348012345678') |
| `metaAccessToken` | string | no | Meta Access Token (required for meta_cloud type) |
| `metaPhoneNumberId` | string | no | Meta Phone Number ID (required for meta_cloud type) |

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": "neuron_create_channel",
    "arguments": {
      "name": "<name>",
      "type": "<type>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why neuron_create_channel is rated Medium

This tool creates a new channel resource (reversible via deletion) without executing arbitrary code, triggering financial transactions, or permanently destroying data. The medium severity reflects that creating unauthorized WhatsApp channels could enable spam, phishing, or unauthorized communication campaigns, but the action itself is reversible.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states 'Create a new WhatsApp channel' — the word 'create' indicates data creation. No deletion, modification of existing data, or execution of arbitrary code is mentioned."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

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- …and 200 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-conquext-neuron.md

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