Medium Risk

publish_draft

Publish a draft as a LinkedIn post.

How to control publish_draft ↓

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

Medium Risk

This tool modifies data by creating a new post on LinkedIn's platform. While publishing is reversible (posts can be deleted or edited), it affects the user's public profile and audience engagement, warranting a medium severity.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'publish_draft' and description 'Publish a draft as a LinkedIn post' indicate the tool creates/publishes content on LinkedIn, a reversible action (posts can be deleted or edited after publishing).

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access publish_draft gives an agent:

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

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "publish_draft": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "publish_draft_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

publish_draft 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 LinkedIn Intelligence 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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What does the publish_draft tool do? +

Publish a draft as a LinkedIn post. It is categorised as a Write tool in the LinkedIn Intelligence 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 publish_draft? +

Register the LinkedIn Intelligence MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for publish_draft: 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 LinkedIn Intelligence MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is publish_draft? +

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

Can I rate-limit publish_draft? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the publish_draft 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 publish_draft completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for publish_draft. 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 publish_draft? +

publish_draft is provided by the LinkedIn Intelligence MCP Server MCP server (southleft/linkedin-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every LinkedIn Intelligence MCP Server tool call.

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