# create_task

Create a new task in the specified project

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `create_task`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/create-task

## Facts

- Tool: `create_task`
- Server: Todo for AI MCP Server (`todo-for-ai/todo-for-ai-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/todo-for-ai/todo-for-ai-mcp
- 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": "create_task",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why create_task is rated Medium

This tool creates new data entries in a task management system. Creation is a Write operation—it modifies state reversibly and has minimal blast radius. It does not execute arbitrary code, delete data irreversibly, move money, or trigger external operations with unpredictable effects. Severity is low because creating spurious tasks in a todo system causes minor disruption and is easily remedied.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'create_task' and description 'Create a new task in the specified project' indicate data creation. The tool creates new entries in a task management system, which is reversible (tasks can be deleted or modified)."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on Todo for AI MCP Server (243)

- `cancel_workflow_run` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/cancel-workflow-run.md
- `clear_step_runtime_override` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/clear-step-runtime-override.md
- `delete_agent_experience` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/delete-agent-experience.md
- `delete_collaboration_template` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/delete-collaboration-template.md
- `delete_knowledge_entry` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/delete-knowledge-entry.md
- `delete_sandbox` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/delete-sandbox.md
- `delete_shared_context` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/delete-shared-context.md
- `delete_workflow` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/delete-workflow.md
- `delete_workflow_trigger` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/delete-workflow-trigger.md
- `revoke_cross_project_agent` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/revoke-cross-project-agent.md
- `revoke_sandbox_execution` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/revoke-sandbox-execution.md
- `append_run_logs` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/append-run-logs.md
- `escalate_overdue_tasks` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/escalate-overdue-tasks.md
- `handoff_task` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/handoff-task.md
- `launch_workflow` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/launch-workflow.md
- `pause_workflow_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/pause-workflow-run.md
- `retry_workflow_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/retry-workflow-run.md
- `start_sandbox_execution` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/start-sandbox-execution.md
- `acknowledge_conflict` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/acknowledge-conflict.md
- `authorize_cross_project_agent` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/authorize-cross-project-agent.md
- `auto_extract_experiences` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/auto-extract-experiences.md
- `auto_extract_knowledge` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/auto-extract-knowledge.md
- `bind_agent_sandbox` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/bind-agent-sandbox.md
- `check_sandbox_action` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/check-sandbox-action.md
- `claim_agent_task` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/claim-agent-task.md
- `claim_cross_project_task` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/claim-cross-project-task.md
- `collaboration_graph` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/collaboration-graph.md
- `collaboration_metrics` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/collaboration-metrics.md
- `decay_all_experiences` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/decay-all-experiences.md
- `diff_workflow_versions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/diff-workflow-versions.md
- …and 213 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp.md

## 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=todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp