createImprovement
Create an improvement item in a project. Requires projectId and title. Auto-assigns friendly ID.
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What createImprovement does on Stable Baseline
AI agents use createImprovement to create or update resources in Stable Baseline, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Stable Baseline environment.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
type | string | — | Type. Default: enhancement. Valid values: feature, bug, tech_debt, architecture_gap, documentation_gap, risk, enhancement, task. Setting type='task' makes the r |
title | string | Yes | |
source | string | — | Source (e.g. human_manual, agent_review). |
status | string | — | Initial status. Default: captured. |
is_task | boolean | — | Mark as task. Default: false. Prefer setting type='task' instead — is_task is kept in sync from the type enum by a DB trigger, and rows with type='task' get the |
plan_id | string | — | Link to a plan. |
urgency | string | — | e.g. this_week, this_month, this_quarter. |
why_now | string | — | |
end_date | string | — | YYYY-MM-DD. |
owner_id | string | — | User UUID to assign as the owner. MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE with owner_team_id — set one or the other, never both. Use listAssignablePrincipals(projectId, kind='user', |
phase_id | string | — | Assign to a phase. |
priority | string | — | Priority. Default: medium. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why createImprovement is rated Medium
This tool creates new records (improvement items) in a reversible manner—the created item can be modified or deleted later. It does not execute arbitrary code, delete data irreversibly, move money, or retrieve existing data.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Create an improvement item' and 'Auto-assigns friendly ID', indicating it creates new data in a project management context.
Risk signalsHigh parameter count (44 properties)
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The rule that runs createImprovement safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Stable Baseline, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For createImprovement, this is the rule to start with:
createImprovement 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 Stable Baseline, apply this rule, and every createImprovement call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about createImprovement
Create an improvement item in a project. Requires projectId and title. Auto-assigns friendly ID. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Stable Baseline MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
createImprovement accepts 12 parameters: type, title, source, status, is_task, plan_id, urgency, why_now, end_date, owner_id, phase_id, priority. Required: title. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Stable Baseline MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for createImprovement: 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 Stable Baseline. Nothing to install.
createImprovement 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 createImprovement 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 createImprovement. 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.
createImprovement is provided by the Stable Baseline MCP server (https://api.stablebaseline.io/functions/v1/cloud-serve/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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