# update_estimated_effort

[Project Management] 更新已登记的预计工时（云效预计工时受控字段，不能走 update_work_item.customFieldValues）。

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

## Facts

- Tool: `update_estimated_effort`
- 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_estimated_effort",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why update_estimated_effort is rated Medium

This tool creates or modifies project metadata (estimated effort hours) in a reversible manner. It updates an existing field value rather than executing code or deleting data. The modification is not permanent or irreversible—effort estimates can be corrected or adjusted again.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'update_estimated_effort' and description stating '更新已登记的预计工时' (updates registered estimated effort/hours). The description explicitly indicates this modifies a controlled field in a project management system (云效预计工时受控字段)."

## Use case

AI agents use update_estimated_effort 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_estimated_effort": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "update_estimated_effort_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