Create an Asana task. due_on format: YYYY-MM-DD. assignee is an email or GID.
AI agents use asana_create_task to create or update resources in autoMate — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your autoMate environment.
This tool creates a new task resource in Asana, a reversible operation that adds data to the project management system. It does not execute arbitrary commands, delete data, or involve financial transactions. The severity is medium because an agent could create spam tasks or assign work to users without proper authorization, but the blast radius is limited to task creation within Asana and can be undone by deletion.
From the tool's definition Tool name explicitly contains 'create' and description states 'Create an Asana task', which creates new data in Asana's system.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access asana_create_task gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and autoMate, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for asana_create_task:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"asana_create_task": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "asana_create_task_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}asana_create_task 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 an Asana task. due_on format: YYYY-MM-DD. assignee is an email or GID. It is categorised as a Write tool in the autoMate MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the autoMate MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for asana_create_task: 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 autoMate. Nothing to install.
asana_create_task 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 asana_create_task 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 asana_create_task. 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.
asana_create_task is provided by the autoMate MCP server (yuruotong1/automate). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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