Creates a parent task folder with _overview.md and optional initial subtasks. Parent tasks organize complex work with multiple subtasks that can be sequenced or run in parallel.
AI agents use parent_create to create or update resources in Scopecraft Command — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Scopecraft Command environment.
This tool creates new parent task folders and associated _overview.md files with optional subtasks. These are reversible write operations that modify the task management structure by adding new entries. While it creates persistent file system entries, the impact is limited to the task management domain (not destructive to existing data, not arbitrary code execution).
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Creates a parent task folder' and handles 'initial subtasks', which are write operations that create new data structures and files. The name 'parent_create' and verb 'Creates' confirm this is a creation action.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access parent_create gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Scopecraft Command, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for parent_create:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"parent_create": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "parent_create_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}parent_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.
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Creates a parent task folder with _overview.md and optional initial subtasks. Parent tasks organize complex work with multiple subtasks that can be sequenced or run in parallel. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Scopecraft Command MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Scopecraft Command MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for parent_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 Scopecraft Command. Nothing to install.
parent_create is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the parent_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.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for parent_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.
parent_create is provided by the Scopecraft Command MCP server (scopecraft/command). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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