# update_effort_record

[Project Management] 更新已登记的实际工时（云效实际工时受控字段，不能走 update_work_item.customFieldValues）。

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `update_effort_record`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/alibabacloud-devops/update-effort-record

## Facts

- Tool: `update_effort_record`
- Server: Alibabacloud Devops (`alibabacloud-devops-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/alibabacloud-devops.md
- Install: `npx -y alibabacloud-devops-mcp-server`
- Homepage: git+ssh://git@github.com/aliyun/alibabacloud-devops-mcp-server.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_effort_record",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why update_effort_record is rated Medium

This tool creates or modifies effort/time tracking data in a project management system. The update is reversible—hours can be corrected or adjusted—making it a Write operation rather than Destructive. The blast radius is low because misuse would corrupt time tracking records but not delete critical data or trigger deployment/infrastructure changes.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'update_effort_record' combined with description indicating it updates registered actual work hours (实际工时), which modifies project management data reversibly."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on Alibabacloud Devops (201)

- `cancel_app_release_stage_execution` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alibabacloud-devops/cancel-app-release-stage-execution.md
- `cancel_appstack_change_request` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alibabacloud-devops/cancel-appstack-change-request.md
- `delete_app_orchestration` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alibabacloud-devops/delete-app-orchestration.md
- `delete_branch` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alibabacloud-devops/delete-branch.md
- `delete_file` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alibabacloud-devops/delete-file.md
- `delete_flow_variable_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alibabacloud-devops/delete-flow-variable-group.md
- `delete_resource_member` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alibabacloud-devops/delete-resource-member.md
- `delete_tag` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alibabacloud-devops/delete-tag.md
- `delete_tag_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alibabacloud-devops/delete-tag-group.md
- `delete_testcase` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alibabacloud-devops/delete-testcase.md
- `delete_variable_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alibabacloud-devops/delete-variable-group.md
- `delete_version` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alibabacloud-devops/delete-version.md
- `execute_app_release_stage` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alibabacloud-devops/execute-app-release-stage.md
- `execute_job_action` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alibabacloud-devops/execute-job-action.md
- `execute_pipeline_job_action` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alibabacloud-devops/execute-pipeline-job-action.md
- `execute_pipeline_job_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alibabacloud-devops/execute-pipeline-job-run.md
- `execute_system_release_stage` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alibabacloud-devops/execute-system-release-stage.md
- `pass_app_release_stage_validate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alibabacloud-devops/pass-app-release-stage-validate.md
- `pass_pipeline_validate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alibabacloud-devops/pass-pipeline-validate.md
- `refuse_app_release_stage_validate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alibabacloud-devops/refuse-app-release-stage-validate.md
- `refuse_pipeline_validate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alibabacloud-devops/refuse-pipeline-validate.md
- `rerun_pipeline_job_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alibabacloud-devops/rerun-pipeline-job-run.md
- `resume_vm_deploy_order` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alibabacloud-devops/resume-vm-deploy-order.md
- `retry_app_release_stage_pipeline` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alibabacloud-devops/retry-app-release-stage-pipeline.md
- `retry_pipeline_job_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alibabacloud-devops/retry-pipeline-job-run.md
- `retry_vm_deploy_machine` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alibabacloud-devops/retry-vm-deploy-machine.md
- `skip_app_release_stage_pipeline` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alibabacloud-devops/skip-app-release-stage-pipeline.md
- `skip_pipeline_job_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alibabacloud-devops/skip-pipeline-job-run.md
- `skip_vm_deploy_machine` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alibabacloud-devops/skip-vm-deploy-machine.md
- `stop_pipeline_job_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alibabacloud-devops/stop-pipeline-job-run.md
- …and 171 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/alibabacloud-devops.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=alibabacloud-devops · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/alibabacloud-devops