Create a new list in a ClickUp folder or space with the specified name.
AI agents use create_list to create or update resources in ClickUp MCP Sedrver — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your ClickUp MCP Sedrver environment.
This tool creates new organizational structures (lists) in a project management system. It is reversible (lists can be deleted) and has moderate blast radius if misused by an AI agent—it could clutter the workspace with unwanted lists, but does not delete, modify existing data irreversibly, execute code, or move money. Write category is appropriate.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Create a new list in a ClickUp folder or space' — explicitly creates new data in ClickUp workspace.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access create_list gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and ClickUp MCP Sedrver, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for create_list:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"create_list": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "create_list_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}create_list 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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Create a new list in a ClickUp folder or space with the specified name. It is categorised as a Write tool in the ClickUp MCP Sedrver MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the ClickUp MCP Sedrver MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for create_list: 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 ClickUp MCP Sedrver. Nothing to install.
create_list 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_list 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_list. 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_list is provided by the ClickUp MCP Sedrver MCP server (nsxdavid/clickup-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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