Medium Risk

create_property

create_property

How to control create_property ↓

What create_property does on CODESYS MCP Toolkit

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

Medium Risk

Why create_property needs a policy

The tool creates a new property within a CODESYS project, which is a write operation that modifies project state but does not irreversibly delete data or execute arbitrary external commands.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'create_property' with siblings that perform project/code creation and modification (create_method, create_pou, create_project, save_project, set_pou_code).

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access create_property gives an agent:

How to control create_property

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and CODESYS MCP Toolkit, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for create_property:

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

create_property 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.

  1. Create a free account and register CODESYS MCP Toolkit — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about create_property

What does the create_property tool do? +

create_property. It is categorised as a Write tool in the CODESYS MCP Toolkit 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_property? +

Register the CODESYS MCP Toolkit MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for create_property: 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 CODESYS MCP Toolkit. Nothing to install.

What risk level is create_property? +

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

Can I rate-limit create_property? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the create_property 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_property completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for create_property. 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_property? +

create_property is provided by the CODESYS MCP Toolkit MCP server (johannespettersson80/codesys-mcp-toolkit). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every CODESYS MCP Toolkit tool call.

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