create_todo · MCP Personal Assistant MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What create_todo does on MCP Personal Assistant

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

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why create_todo needs a policy

This tool creates a new todo/reminder item, which is a write operation that modifies data in a reversible way (todos can be deleted or modified later). It has no destructive, financial, or code-execution implications. The blast radius is minimal—misuse would only result in creation of unwanted todos, which can be easily removed.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'create_todo' combined with description 'Create a new todo/reminder' indicates data creation. The sibling tools show this server manages todos, projects, documents, and calendar events in a reversible manner.

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Verdict

create_todo Rate-limited

create_todo 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.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "create_todo": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "create_todo_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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FAQ

Questions about create_todo

What does the create_todo tool do? +

Create a new todo/reminder. It is categorised as a Write tool in the MCP Personal Assistant 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_todo? +

Register the MCP Personal Assistant MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for create_todo: 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 MCP Personal Assistant. Nothing to install.

What risk level is create_todo? +

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

Can I rate-limit create_todo? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the create_todo 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_todo completely? +

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

create_todo is provided by the MCP Personal Assistant MCP server (swapnilsurdi/mcp-pa). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.