Medium Risk

create-webhook

Create a new webhook in Resend. A webhook allows you to receive notifications at a specified URL when certain events occur (e.g. email.sent, email.delivered, email.bounced).

How to control create-webhook ↓

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

Medium Risk

This tool creates a reversible configuration change in the Resend system. While it modifies state and establishes new infrastructure for event notifications, it does not delete data, execute arbitrary code, or move money.

From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Create a new webhook' and 'allows you to receive notifications at a specified URL when certain events occur'. The action is explicitly creational and modifies the system state by adding a new webhook configuration.

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

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

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

create-webhook 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 Email Sending MCP — 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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What does the create-webhook tool do? +

Create a new webhook in Resend. A webhook allows you to receive notifications at a specified URL when certain events occur (e.g. email.sent, email.delivered, email.bounced). It is categorised as a Write tool in the Email Sending MCP 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-webhook? +

Register the Email Sending MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for create-webhook: 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 Email Sending MCP. Nothing to install.

What risk level is create-webhook? +

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

Can I rate-limit create-webhook? +

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

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

create-webhook is provided by the Email Sending MCP server (resend/resend-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Email Sending MCP tool call.

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