Create a new TODO item with optional metadata. IMPORTANT: Before creating your first TODO, call list_projects to check existing workspaces, then call switch_project to set up your project workspace.
AI agents use create_todo to create or update resources in Agent Todo — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Agent Todo environment.
This tool creates new TODO items, which is a reversible write operation. It does not execute external code, delete data, involve financial transactions, or perform read-only queries. The impact is limited to adding task records within the user's project workspace. Severity is low because creating a TODO item has minimal blast radius—it merely adds benign task data that can be easily modified or deleted.
From the tool's definition Tool name "create_todo" and description "Create a new TODO item with optional metadata" explicitly indicates creation of new data items.
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Create a new TODO item with optional metadata. IMPORTANT: Before creating your first TODO, call list_projects to check existing workspaces, then call switch_project to set up your project workspace. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Agent Todo MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Agent Todo 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 Agent Todo. Nothing to install.
create_todo 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 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.
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.
create_todo is provided by the Agent Todo MCP server (w04m1/agent-todo-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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