# ips_sensor_create

A write tool on the FortiOS 7 6 X MCP Server MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `ips_sensor_create`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server/ips-sensor-create

## Facts

- Tool: `ips_sensor_create`
- Server: FortiOS 7 6 X MCP Server (`paoloamato2/fortinet-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/paoloamato2/fortinet-mcp-server
- 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": "ips_sensor_create",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why ips_sensor_create is rated Medium

IPS sensors are critical security configurations in FortiOS firewalls that define intrusion detection and prevention rules. Creating a new IPS sensor modifies the firewall's security posture and policy baseline, constituting a reversible Write operation. While the description is empty, the tool name and server context (Fortinet FortiOS REST API) provide sufficient evidence.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'ips_sensor_create' indicates creation of an IPS (Intrusion Prevention System) sensor configuration. The 'create' suffix explicitly denotes a write operation that adds new security policy data to FortiOS."

## Use case

AI agents use ips_sensor_create to create or update resources in FortiOS 7 6 X MCP Server, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your FortiOS 7 6 X MCP Server environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches FortiOS 7 6 X MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "ips_sensor_create": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "ips_sensor_create_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on FortiOS 7 6 X MCP Server (239)

- `cmdb_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server/cmdb-delete.md
- `firewall_address_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server/firewall-address-delete.md
- `firewall_addrgrp_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server/firewall-addrgrp-delete.md
- `firewall_policy_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server/firewall-policy-delete.md
- `firewall_vip_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server/firewall-vip-delete.md
- `ips_sensor_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server/ips-sensor-delete.md
- `monitor_firewall_session_close` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server/monitor-firewall-session-close.md
- `monitor_vpn_ssl_delete_user` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server/monitor-vpn-ssl-delete-user.md
- `router_static_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server/router-static-delete.md
- `system_admin_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server/system-admin-delete.md
- `system_interface_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server/system-interface-delete.md
- `user_group_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server/user-group-delete.md
- `user_local_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server/user-local-delete.md
- `vpn_ipsec_phase1_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server/vpn-ipsec-phase1-delete.md
- `vpn_ipsec_phase2_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server/vpn-ipsec-phase2-delete.md
- `vpn_ssl_portal_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server/vpn-ssl-portal-delete.md
- `wifi_vap_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server/wifi-vap-delete.md
- `monitor_network_ping` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server/monitor-network-ping.md
- `monitor_user_disconnect` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server/monitor-user-disconnect.md
- `wifi_wtp_deauthorize` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server/wifi-wtp-deauthorize.md
- `monitor_action` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server/monitor-action.md
- `service_call` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server/service-call.md
- `antivirus_profile_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server/antivirus-profile-get.md
- `antivirus_profile_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server/antivirus-profile-list.md
- `antivirus_settings_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server/antivirus-settings-get.md
- `application_group_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server/application-group-list.md
- `application_list_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server/application-list-get.md
- `application_list_profiles` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server/application-list-profiles.md
- `automation_setting_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server/automation-setting-get.md
- `certificate_ca_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server/certificate-ca-list.md
- …and 209 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server.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=paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/paoloamato2-fortinet-mcp-server