create_contact

What create_contact does on Webcake Storefront

AI agents use create_contact to create or update resources in Webcake Storefront, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Webcake Storefront environment.

Why create_contact is rated Medium

This tool creates a new contact record in the storefront system. Contact creation is reversible (contacts can be deleted), so it falls under Write rather than Destructive. The blast radius is medium: misuse could result in spam contacts, data pollution, or manipulation of customer/contact lists, but the core business operations (products, orders, payments) are not directly imperiled.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'create_contact' and description 'Create a contact entry' indicate data creation. The verb 'Create' and the action of adding a new contact entry are characteristic Write operations that modify data reversibly.

The rule that runs create_contact safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Webcake Storefront, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For create_contact, this is the rule to start with:

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

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