# create_device_group

A write tool on the Fortimanager MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `create_device_group`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/jmpijll-fortimanager-mcp/create-device-group

## Facts

- Tool: `create_device_group`
- Server: Fortimanager (`jmpijll/fortimanager-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/jmpijll-fortimanager-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/jmpijll/fortimanager-mcp
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "create_device_group",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why create_device_group is rated Medium

Creating device groups in a network security appliance management system (FortiManager) is a reversible write operation that modifies the configuration state. This could allow an agent to create unauthorized administrative groupings, affecting network management and policy assignment scope, but does not directly delete data or trigger financial transactions.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'create_device_group' clearly indicates creation of a new resource (device group). Description is empty, but the name unambiguously describes a write operation that creates a new organizational entity in FortiManager."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

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- `delete_cli_script` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jmpijll-fortimanager-mcp/delete-cli-script.md
- `delete_cli_template` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jmpijll-fortimanager-mcp/delete-cli-template.md
- `delete_cli_template_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jmpijll-fortimanager-mcp/delete-cli-template-group.md
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- `delete_device_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jmpijll-fortimanager-mcp/delete-device-group.md
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## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=jmpijll-fortimanager-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/jmpijll-fortimanager-mcp