Medium Risk

create-post

Create a new WordPress post

How to control create-post ↓

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

Medium Risk

Creating a WordPress post modifies site content reversibly—posts can be edited or moved to trash later. This is a Write operation, not Destructive (which would be permanent deletion). Severity is high because an AI agent misusing this could spam the site, publish malicious content, or pollute the WordPress database with unwanted posts, impacting site integrity and user experience.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'create-post' and description 'Create a new WordPress post' indicate data creation/modification on a WordPress site.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access create-post gives an agent:

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

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "create-post": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "create-post_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

create-post 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 WordPress 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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Go deeper

What does the create-post tool do? +

Create a new WordPress post. It is categorised as a Write tool in the WordPress 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 create-post? +

Register the WordPress MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for create-post: 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 WordPress MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is create-post? +

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

Can I rate-limit create-post? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the create-post 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 create-post completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for create-post. 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 create-post? +

create-post is provided by the WordPress MCP Server MCP server (prathammanocha/wordpress-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every WordPress MCP Server tool call.

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