issue-create
Creates a new issue. Returns structured data with issue number, URL, and labels applied.
This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-dave-london-pare-test/issue-create.md
What issue-create does on Test
AI agents use issue-create to create or update resources in Test, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Test environment.
Why issue-create is rated Medium
This tool creates new data (an issue) in what is likely a project tracking or version control system. While creation is reversible (issues can typically be closed or deleted), the primary action is to persistently add structured data to a system. This is a Write operation rather than Destructive since issue creation does not irreversibly destroy data.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'issue-create' and description states it 'Creates a new issue' with return of 'issue number, URL, and labels applied', indicating irreversible creation of data artifact.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs issue-create safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Test, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For issue-create, this is the rule to start with:
issue-create 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.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Test, apply this rule, and every issue-create call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about issue-create
Creates a new issue. Returns structured data with issue number, URL, and labels applied. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Test MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Test MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for issue-create: 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 Test. Nothing to install.
issue-create 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 issue-create 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 issue-create. 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.
issue-create is provided by the Test MCP server (Dave-London/Pare). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
More on Test, and thousands of servers like it.
This server
Across the catalogue