# create-element-folder

Creates a new element folder

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `create-element-folder`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/create-element-folder

## Facts

- Tool: `create-element-folder`
- Server: Mcp Dev (`@umbraco-cms/mcp-dev`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev.md
- Install: `npx -y @umbraco-cms/mcp-dev`
- Homepage: git+https://github.com/umbraco/Umbraco-CMS-MCP-Dev.git
- 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-element-folder",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why create-element-folder is rated Medium

This tool creates a new resource (folder) in the Umbraco CMS, which is a reversible Write operation. While it modifies system state, folder creation does not destroy data or have irreversible consequences. The severity is medium because unauthorized folder creation could degrade CMS organization and potentially obscure or interfere with content structure, but the effect is contained and can be undone by deletion.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'create-element-folder' and description 'Creates a new element folder' indicate a creation operation that modifies the CMS structure by adding a new folder."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "create-element-folder": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "create-element-folder_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Mcp Dev (418)

- `create-document-version-rollback` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/create-document-version-rollback.md
- `delete-data-type` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-data-type.md
- `delete-data-type-folder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-data-type-folder.md
- `delete-dictionary-item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-dictionary-item.md
- `delete-document` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-document.md
- `delete-document-blueprint` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-document-blueprint.md
- `delete-document-blueprint-folder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-document-blueprint-folder.md
- `delete-document-public-access` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-document-public-access.md
- `delete-document-recycle-bin-item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-document-recycle-bin-item.md
- `delete-document-type` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-document-type.md
- `delete-document-type-folder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-document-type-folder.md
- `delete-element` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-element.md
- `delete-element-folder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-element-folder.md
- `delete-element-folder-from-recycle-bin` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-element-folder-from-recycle-bin.md
- `delete-element-from-recycle-bin` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-element-from-recycle-bin.md
- `delete-from-recycle-bin` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-from-recycle-bin.md
- `delete-language` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-language.md
- `delete-log-viewer-saved-search-by-name` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-log-viewer-saved-search-by-name.md
- `delete-media` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-media.md
- `delete-media-from-recycle-bin` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-media-from-recycle-bin.md
- `delete-media-recycle-bin-item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-media-recycle-bin-item.md
- `delete-media-type` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-media-type.md
- `delete-media-type-folder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-media-type-folder.md
- `delete-member` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-member.md
- `delete-member-group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-member-group.md
- `delete-member-type` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-member-type.md
- `delete-partial-view` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-partial-view.md
- `delete-partial-view-folder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-partial-view-folder.md
- `delete-redirect` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-redirect.md
- `delete-script` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-script.md
- …and 388 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev.md

## 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=mcp-dev · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/mcp-dev
