# update_task

Update fields on an existing task. Only provided fields change.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `update_task`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/update-task

## Facts

- Tool: `update_task`
- Server: FeatureBoard (`https://github.com/valentil/featureboard-mcp/releases/download/v0.7/featureboard.plugin`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/valentil/featureboard-mcp
- 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_task",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why update_task is rated Medium

This tool creates or modifies data in a reversible manner (Write category). It updates task fields without deleting data, and changes can be undone through further updates. The severity is medium because misuse could corrupt or misdirect task tracking in a project board, affecting team coordination, but the impact is limited to task metadata and the changes are reversible.

From the tool's own definition: "The tool description states 'Update fields on an existing task. Only provided fields change.' This is a modification operation that changes existing data reversibly."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on FeatureBoard (214)

- `cancel_booking` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/cancel-booking.md
- `cleanup_worktree` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/cleanup-worktree.md
- `delete_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/delete-task.md
- `prune_board` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/prune-board.md
- `remove_annotation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/remove-annotation.md
- `remove_attachment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/remove-attachment.md
- `remove_company_agreement` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/remove-company-agreement.md
- `remove_contact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/remove-contact.md
- `remove_media_comment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/remove-media-comment.md
- `remove_page` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/remove-page.md
- `remove_product` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/remove-product.md
- `remove_share` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/remove-share.md
- `remove_test_page` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/remove-test-page.md
- `commit_feature` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/commit-feature.md
- `create_worktree` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/create-worktree.md
- `deploy_site` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/deploy-site.md
- `drift_remediate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/drift-remediate.md
- `drift_start` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/drift-start.md
- `eval_model_matrix` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/eval-model-matrix.md
- `graduate_project` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/graduate-project.md
- `set_git_config` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/set-git-config.md
- `start_checks` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/start-checks.md
- `validate_packaging` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/validate-packaging.md
- `activate_license` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/activate-license.md
- `request_commercial_license` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/request-commercial-license.md
- `set_usage_type` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/set-usage-type.md
- `auto_configure_analytics` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/auto-configure-analytics.md
- `bug_impact_scan` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/bug-impact-scan.md
- `check_updates` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/check-updates.md
- `churn_reconcile` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard/churn-reconcile.md
- …and 184 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-featureboard-featureboard.md

## For agents

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