# update_strategy

Update an agent

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `update_strategy`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/abcxz-conviction-fm/update-strategy

## Facts

- Tool: `update_strategy`
- Server: Conviction (`abcxz/conviction-fm`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/abcxz-conviction-fm.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/abcxz/conviction-fm
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade D, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "update_strategy",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why update_strategy is rated Medium

This tool modifies agent configuration reversibly (strategies can be changed multiple times). It does not delete data (Destructive), execute arbitrary code (Execute), or directly move money (Financial—that happens via enter_position).

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states 'Update an agent' which modifies agent state. Server context indicates agents are configured with strategies that 'open positions according to pre-set rules and capture revenue from the competition pools.' Updating a strategy affects…"

## Use case

AI agents use update_strategy to create or update resources in Conviction, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Conviction environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Conviction:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "update_strategy": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "update_strategy_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Conviction (9)

- `toggle_agent` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/abcxz-conviction-fm/toggle-agent.md
- `create_agent` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/abcxz-conviction-fm/create-agent.md
- `enter_position` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/abcxz-conviction-fm/enter-position.md
- `export_wallet` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/abcxz-conviction-fm/export-wallet.md
- `get_agent_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abcxz-conviction-fm/get-agent-status.md
- `get_leaderboard` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abcxz-conviction-fm/get-leaderboard.md
- `get_my_agents` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abcxz-conviction-fm/get-my-agents.md
- `get_pool_history` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abcxz-conviction-fm/get-pool-history.md
- `get_pools` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/abcxz-conviction-fm/get-pools.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=abcxz-conviction-fm · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/abcxz-conviction-fm