Medium Risk

audiences_create

audiences_create

How to control audiences_create ↓

What audiences_create does on Piwik PRO MCP Server

AI agents use audiences_create to create or update resources in Piwik PRO MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Piwik PRO MCP Server environment.

Medium Risk

Why audiences_create needs a policy

This tool creates new audience segments in Piwik PRO, which is a reversible modification operation. It belongs to the Write category rather than Read (it modifies state) or Destructive (audience creation can be undone).

From the tool's definition Tool name 'audiences_create' indicates creation of a new resource. Sibling tools show a pattern of create/update/delete operations on analytics configuration (annotations_create, custom_dimensions_create, etc.), confirming this is a write operation that…

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access audiences_create gives an agent:

How to control audiences_create

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Piwik PRO MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for audiences_create:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "audiences_create": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "audiences_create_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

audiences_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.

  1. Create a free account and register Piwik PRO MCP Server — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about audiences_create

What does the audiences_create tool do? +

audiences_create. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Piwik PRO MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on audiences_create? +

Register the Piwik PRO MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for audiences_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 Piwik PRO MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is audiences_create? +

audiences_create is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit audiences_create? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the audiences_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.

How do I block audiences_create completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for audiences_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.

What MCP server provides audiences_create? +

audiences_create is provided by the Piwik PRO MCP Server MCP server (piwikpro/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Piwik PRO MCP Server tool call.

Start from Piwik PRO MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

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