Create a single ad in a campaign. Supports both CPS and CPC campaigns.
AI agents use ebay_create_ad to create or update resources in Ebay — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Ebay environment.
The tool creates new ad assets in marketing campaigns, which is a reversible write operation. While it involves financial implications (ad spend), the tool itself does not move money or commit financial obligations directly — it creates an advertisement resource that may incur costs when served. The primary action is creation of marketing content, not a financial transaction.
From the tool's definition Tool name and description indicate 'Create a single ad in a campaign' — this creates new marketing data/assets within eBay's advertising system.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access ebay_create_ad gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Ebay, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for ebay_create_ad:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"ebay_create_ad": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "ebay_create_ad_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}ebay_create_ad stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Create a single ad in a campaign. Supports both CPS and CPC campaigns. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Ebay MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Ebay MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ebay_create_ad: 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 Ebay. Nothing to install.
ebay_create_ad 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 ebay_create_ad 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 ebay_create_ad. 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.
ebay_create_ad is provided by the Ebay MCP server (yosefhayim/ebay-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 332 Ebay tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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332 Ebay tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 42,500+ MCP servers.