Create a new record in a table with the specified data.
AI agents use create to create or update resources in SurrealDB MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your SurrealDB MCP Server environment.
The 'create' tool adds new records to a database table. This is a Write operation because it modifies data reversibly—records created can be subsequently deleted or updated. Severity is medium because unauthorized record creation could pollute the database and cause application logic errors, but the impact is bounded by the ability to delete the created records.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Create a new record in a table with the specified data.' This is a reversible create operation.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access create gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and SurrealDB MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for create:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"create": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "create_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}create 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 record in a table with the specified data. It is categorised as a Write tool in the SurrealDB MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the SurrealDB MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for create: 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 SurrealDB MCP Server. Nothing to install.
create 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 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. 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 is provided by the SurrealDB MCP Server MCP server (nsxdavid/surrealdb-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 10 SurrealDB MCP Server tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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