AI agents use reminders.create_reminder to create or update resources in Nucleus Apple — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Nucleus Apple environment.
This tool creates a new reminder, which modifies the user's Reminders data reversibly. It is a Write operation because reminders can be subsequently updated or deleted. Severity is medium because misuse could spam the user with unwanted reminders, causing disruption, but reminders are not financial transactions, irreversible deletions, or arbitrary code execution.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'reminders.create_reminder' and description states 'Create a reminder.' The verb 'create' indicates data creation rather than retrieval or deletion.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access reminders.create_reminder gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Nucleus Apple, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for reminders.create_reminder:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"reminders.create_reminder": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "reminders.create_reminder_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}reminders.create_reminder 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 reminder. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Nucleus Apple MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Nucleus Apple MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for reminders.create_reminder: 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 Nucleus Apple. Nothing to install.
reminders.create_reminder 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 reminders.create_reminder 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 reminders.create_reminder. 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.
reminders.create_reminder is provided by the Nucleus Apple MCP server (zish-rob-crur/nucleus-apple-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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