Uploading a file requires making two API requests. Each step is outlined below.\r\n\r\n\r\n<strong>Step 1 - Save file metadata</strong>\r\n\r\nThe first step in the file upload process is to submit the file metadata to
AI agents use create_upload_request_files to create or update resources in Wpm Mcp Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Wpm Mcp Server environment.
This tool creates or uploads files, which is a reversible write operation. It modifies system state by adding new file resources, but the action is not destructive (files can be deleted/replaced) and does not involve financial transactions or direct code execution.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'create' and description explicitly describes 'file upload process' and 'Save file metadata' which are write operations that create new file resources in the system.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Uploading a file requires making two API requests. Each step is outlined below.\r\n\r\n\r\n<strong>Step 1 - Save file metadata</strong>\r\n\r\nThe first step in the file upload process is to submit the file metadata to. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Wpm Mcp Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Wpm Mcp Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for create_upload_request_files: 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 Wpm Mcp Server. Nothing to install.
create_upload_request_files 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_upload_request_files 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_upload_request_files. 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_upload_request_files is provided by the Wpm Mcp Server MCP server (wpm-mcp-server-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Every MCP server has a record like this.
Type a name, get the same breakdown: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, capabilities, recommended policy.
Teams ship this data inside their own products. See what a licence covers →