deactivate_smart_campaign
Deactivate a smart campaign in Marketo.
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What deactivate_smart_campaign does on Marketo MCP Server
AI agents invoke deactivate_smart_campaign to trigger actions in Marketo MCP Server. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.
Why deactivate_smart_campaign is rated High
Deactivating a smart campaign stops its execution, which can have significant downstream effects (leads stop being processed, automated flows halt). This is an operational state change rather than a data deletion, making it Execute rather than Destructive. However, misuse could disrupt live marketing campaigns affecting many leads, hence high severity.
From the tool's definition 'Deactivate a smart campaign in Marketo' — stops an active campaign, triggering an operational state change that halts automated marketing workflows
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The rule that runs deactivate_smart_campaign safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Marketo MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For deactivate_smart_campaign, this is the rule to start with:
deactivate_smart_campaign stays usable, but rate-capped: a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Marketo MCP Server, apply this rule, and every deactivate_smart_campaign call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about deactivate_smart_campaign
Deactivate a smart campaign in Marketo. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Marketo MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the Marketo MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for deactivate_smart_campaign: 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 Marketo MCP Server. Nothing to install.
deactivate_smart_campaign is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the deactivate_smart_campaign 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 deactivate_smart_campaign. 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.
deactivate_smart_campaign is provided by the Marketo MCP Server MCP server (tyron-pretorius/marketo-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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