# vast42_update_closed_caption_file

Update a VAST 4.2 closed caption file

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `vast42_update_closed_caption_file`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler/vast42-update-closed-caption-file

## Facts

- Tool: `vast42_update_closed_caption_file`
- Server: AdButler (`adbutler/mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/adbutler.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/adbutler/mcp-server
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 3 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | number | yes | VAST 4.2 closed caption file ID |
| `name` | string | no | Closed caption file name |
| `language` | string | no | Language code |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

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

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "vast42_update_closed_caption_file",
    "arguments": {
      "id": 0
    }
  }
}
```

## Why vast42_update_closed_caption_file is rated Medium

This tool modifies an existing closed caption file asset within an advertising campaign context. The action is reversible (can be updated again or reverted), placing it in the Write category rather than Destructive. Severity is medium because while the modification could affect ad delivery or compliance, it doesn't irreversibly delete data, execute arbitrary code, or involve financial transactions.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name contains 'update' and description states 'Update a VAST 4.2 closed caption file', indicating modification of existing data."

## Use case

AI agents use vast42_update_closed_caption_file to create or update resources in AdButler, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your AdButler environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "vast42_update_closed_caption_file": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "vast42_update_closed_caption_file_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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## 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`
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- 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=adbutler · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/adbutler
