This tool help create a connector from data source to unstructured server where will be processed
AI agents use create_source to create or update resources in Daraja MCP — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Daraja MCP environment.
This tool creates a new connector/configuration resource, which is a reversible write operation. While the server context involves financial transactions (Daraja/M-Pesa), this specific tool appears to create a data source connector rather than move money or commit financial obligations. The vague description lowers confidence, but the 'create' verb and connector setup nature place it in Write rather than Execute.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'create a connector from data source to unstructured server where will be processed' - the word 'create' indicates data structure modification. However, the description is vague about what exactly is being created and stored.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access create_source gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Daraja MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for create_source:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"create_source": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "create_source_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}create_source 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.
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This tool help create a connector from data source to unstructured server where will be processed. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Daraja MCP MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Daraja MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for create_source: 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 Daraja MCP. Nothing to install.
create_source 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 create_source 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 create_source. 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.
create_source is provided by the Daraja MCP server (jameskanyiri/darajamcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Daraja MCP, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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