# excel_create_workbook

Create a new empty Excel workbook (.xlsx) in the user

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `excel_create_workbook`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp/excel-create-workbook

## Facts

- Tool: `excel_create_workbook`
- Server: Sage MCP (`sagemcp/sagemcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/sagemcp-sagemcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/sagemcp/sagemcp
- 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": "excel_create_workbook",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why excel_create_workbook is rated Medium

Creating a new workbook is reversible (can be deleted) and non-destructive. It modifies the user's filesystem by adding a new file but does not execute arbitrary code, delete data, or move money. This is a straightforward Write category action with low severity since the blast radius of creating an empty workbook is minimal—worst case is cluttered storage or unintended file creation.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool creates a new empty Excel workbook (.xlsx), which is a write operation that creates a new file. The description explicitly states 'Create a new empty Excel workbook'."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

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## 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=sagemcp-sagemcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/sagemcp-sagemcp