# update_contact

Update an existing contact

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `update_contact`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/update-contact

## Facts

- Tool: `update_contact`
- Server: AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server (`elgorro/aiquila`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/elgorro/aiquila.git
- 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_contact",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why update_contact is rated Medium

The tool modifies existing contact data in a Nextcloud contacts system. This is a Write operation (creates or modifies data reversibly) rather than Read (no side effects), Execute (triggering external code/commands), or Destructive (irreversible deletion).

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'update_contact' and description 'Update an existing contact' indicate modification of contact data. This is a reversible write operation on contact records managed by Nextcloud."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server (294)

- `bulk_file_operations` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/bulk-file-operations.md
- `circles_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/circles-delete.md
- `circles_remove_member` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/circles-remove-member.md
- `clear_out_of_office` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/clear-out-of-office.md
- `clear_user_status_message` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/clear-user-status-message.md
- `delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete.md
- `delete_all_form_submissions` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-all-form-submissions.md
- `delete_all_notifications` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-all-notifications.md
- `delete_announcement` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-announcement.md
- `delete_bookmark` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-bookmark.md
- `delete_bookmark_folder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-bookmark-folder.md
- `delete_bookmark_tag` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-bookmark-tag.md
- `delete_contact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-contact.md
- `delete_coworker` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-coworker.md
- `delete_event` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-event.md
- `delete_feed` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-feed.md
- `delete_form` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-form.md
- `delete_form_option` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-form-option.md
- `delete_form_question` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-form-question.md
- `delete_form_share` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-form-share.md
- `delete_form_submission` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-form-submission.md
- `delete_map` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-map.md
- `delete_map_device` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-map-device.md
- `delete_map_favorite` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-map-favorite.md
- `delete_news_folder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-news-folder.md
- `delete_note` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-note.md
- `delete_poll` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-poll.md
- `delete_poll_comment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-poll-comment.md
- `delete_poll_option` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-poll-option.md
- `delete_poll_share` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server/delete-poll-share.md
- …and 264 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server.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=aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/aiquila-nextcloud-mcp-server