Medium Risk

create-linestring

Koordinat dizisinden çizgi geometrisi oluştur

How to control create-linestring ↓

What create-linestring does on PostGIS MCP Server

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

Medium Risk

Why create-linestring needs a policy

This tool creates new spatial geometry objects (linestring) in the PostGIS database. This is a Write operation because it creates persistent data structures, though the action is reversible (geometries can be deleted or modified). It does not execute arbitrary code, delete data irreversibly, or move money.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'create-linestring' and function: creates geometric objects (linestring geometries) from coordinate arrays.

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

How to control create-linestring

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

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

create-linestring 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 PostGIS 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 create-linestring

What does the create-linestring tool do? +

Koordinat dizisinden çizgi geometrisi oluştur. It is categorised as a Write tool in the PostGIS 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-linestring? +

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

What risk level is create-linestring? +

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

Can I rate-limit create-linestring? +

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

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

create-linestring is provided by the PostGIS MCP Server MCP server (receptopalak/postgis-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every PostGIS MCP Server tool call.

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