ebay_create_shipping_quote
Get live shipping rates for one package (Logistics API createShippingQuote). Pass shippingQuoteRequest with orders (1-10 eBay order IDs shipping together), packageSpecification (weight, optional dimensions), shipFrom and shipTo. Returns a shippingQuoteId plus rates[] with rateId, carrier/service,...
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What ebay_create_shipping_quote does on Ebay
AI agents use ebay_create_shipping_quote 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_shipping_quote is rated Medium
An AI agent can call ebay_create_shipping_quote faster than any human can review: one bad instruction and it creates or modifies resources in Ebay by the hundred, each call as confident as the last.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs ebay_create_shipping_quote 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_shipping_quote, this is the rule to start with:
ebay_create_shipping_quote 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_shipping_quote call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about ebay_create_shipping_quote
Get live shipping rates for one package (Logistics API createShippingQuote). Pass shippingQuoteRequest with orders (1-10 eBay order IDs shipping together), packageSpecification (weight, optional dimensions), shipFrom and shipTo. Returns a shippingQuoteId plus rates[] with rateId, carrier/service, base cost, optional add-ons, and an expirationDate; buy one with ebay_create_shipment_from_shipping_quote before it expires. ${LOGISTICS_ACCESS_NOTE}. 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_shipping_quote: 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_shipping_quote 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_shipping_quote 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_shipping_quote. 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_shipping_quote 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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