Medium Risk

create_api_key

Generate a free PredMCP API key. Requires an email. Returns the key and ready-to-use MCP config. Free tier: 100 calls/day, one key per IP.

Part of the PredMCP server.

create_api_key can modify PredMCP data, with no limits today. PolicyLayer puts allow, deny, and rate-limit rules on every call. Live in minutes.

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AI agents use create_api_key to create or modify resources in PredMCP. Write operations carry medium risk because an autonomous agent could trigger bulk unintended modifications. Rate limits prevent a single agent session from making hundreds of changes in rapid succession. Argument validation ensures the agent passes expected values.

Without a policy, an AI agent could call create_api_key repeatedly, creating or modifying resources faster than any human could review. PolicyLayer's rate limiting ensures write operations happen at a controlled pace, and argument validation catches malformed or unexpected inputs before they reach PredMCP.

Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "create_api_key": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "create_api_key_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access create_api_key gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:

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Every attack above starts with a tool call. PolicyLayer checks each one against your policy first, so create_api_key only ever does what you allow.

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Other write tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: rate-limit and validate the arguments.

What does the create_api_key tool do? +

Generate a free PredMCP API key. Requires an email. Returns the key and ready-to-use MCP config. Free tier: 100 calls/day, one key per IP.. It is categorised as a Write tool in the PredMCP MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on create_api_key? +

Register the Pred MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for create_api_key: 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 PredMCP. Nothing to install.

What risk level is create_api_key? +

create_api_key is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit create_api_key? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the create_api_key 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.

How do I block create_api_key completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for create_api_key. 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.

What MCP server provides create_api_key? +

create_api_key is provided by the Pred MCP server (https://predmcp.com/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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