# update_observation

A write tool on the Optimized Memory MCP Server V2 MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `update_observation`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/agentwong-optimized-memory-mcp-serverv2/update-observation

## Facts

- Tool: `update_observation`
- Server: Optimized Memory MCP Server V2 (`agentwong/optimized-memory-mcp-serverv2`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/agentwong-optimized-memory-mcp-serverv2.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/AgentWong/optimized-memory-mcp-serverv2
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, 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_observation",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why update_observation is rated Medium

The 'update_observation' tool modifies existing observation records within the memory management system. This is a Write operation because it changes data reversibly (updates can typically be undone or overwritten). It is not Destructive (no deletion indicated), not Execute (no code execution suggested), and not Financial.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'update_observation' indicates modification of existing data. The tool is a sibling to 'create_observation', 'delete_observation', and 'create_relationship', suggesting it operates within a data management system tracking observations and entities."

## Use case

AI agents use update_observation to create or update resources in Optimized Memory MCP Server V2, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Optimized Memory MCP Server V2 environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Optimized Memory MCP Server V2:

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

## Other tools on Optimized Memory MCP Server V2 (16)

- `delete_entity` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/agentwong-optimized-memory-mcp-serverv2/delete-entity.md
- `delete_observation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/agentwong-optimized-memory-mcp-serverv2/delete-observation.md
- `delete_relationship` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/agentwong-optimized-memory-mcp-serverv2/delete-relationship.md
- `async_tool` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/agentwong-optimized-memory-mcp-serverv2/async-tool.md
- `my_tool` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/agentwong-optimized-memory-mcp-serverv2/my-tool.md
- `tool_with_context` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/agentwong-optimized-memory-mcp-serverv2/tool-with-context.md
- `analyze_provider` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/agentwong-optimized-memory-mcp-serverv2/analyze-provider.md
- `search_entities` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/agentwong-optimized-memory-mcp-serverv2/search-entities.md
- `add_version` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/agentwong-optimized-memory-mcp-serverv2/add-version.md
- `create_entity` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/agentwong-optimized-memory-mcp-serverv2/create-entity.md
- `create_observation` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/agentwong-optimized-memory-mcp-serverv2/create-observation.md
- `create_relationship` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/agentwong-optimized-memory-mcp-serverv2/create-relationship.md
- `register_collection` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/agentwong-optimized-memory-mcp-serverv2/register-collection.md
- `register_provider` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/agentwong-optimized-memory-mcp-serverv2/register-provider.md
- `update_entity` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/agentwong-optimized-memory-mcp-serverv2/update-entity.md
- `update_relationship` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/agentwong-optimized-memory-mcp-serverv2/update-relationship.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=agentwong-optimized-memory-mcp-serverv2 · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/agentwong-optimized-memory-mcp-serverv2