Add a new todo item to the list. Use this when the user wants to create a new task or reminder. You can specify title, description, category, priority, and due date.
AI agents use add_todo to create or update resources in db4app Todo MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your db4app Todo MCP Server environment.
This tool creates new data records reversibly—todo items can be listed and removed without permanent data loss. It does not execute arbitrary code, delete data irreversibly, move money, or trigger destructive operations.
From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states 'Add a new todo item' and 'create a new task', which are write operations. The tool modifies application state by inserting records into the database.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Add a new todo item to the list. Use this when the user wants to create a new task or reminder. You can specify title, description, category, priority, and due date. It is categorised as a Write tool in the db4app Todo MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the db4app Todo MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for add_todo: 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 db4app Todo MCP Server. Nothing to install.
add_todo 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 add_todo 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 add_todo. 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.
add_todo is provided by the db4app Todo MCP Server MCP server (maxabrahamsson/todo-mcp-db4app). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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