ebay_create_item_promotion
Create item promotion through the eBay Marketing API.
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What ebay_create_item_promotion does on Ebay
AI agents use ebay_create_item_promotion 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.
Why ebay_create_item_promotion is rated Medium
This tool creates new promotions, which is a reversible write operation. It modifies the seller's marketing configuration but does not delete data (not Destructive), execute arbitrary code (not Execute), move money directly (not Financial), or merely read data (not Read).
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'create' and description indicates it 'Create[s] item promotion through the eBay Marketing API' — a modification operation that adds new promotional data to the seller's account.
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The rule that runs ebay_create_item_promotion safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Ebay, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For ebay_create_item_promotion, this is the rule to start with:
ebay_create_item_promotion 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.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Ebay, apply this rule, and every ebay_create_item_promotion call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about ebay_create_item_promotion
Create item promotion through the eBay Marketing API. 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_item_promotion: 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_item_promotion 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_item_promotion 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_item_promotion. 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_item_promotion 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.
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