# update_automation

Update an automation rule (name, actions, active status).

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `update_automation`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/update-automation

## Facts

- Tool: `update_automation`
- Server: Businys (`@businys/mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server.md
- Install: `npx -y @businys/mcp-server`
- Homepage: https://github.com/hiatys/businys-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_automation",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why update_automation is rated Medium

This tool creates or modifies data reversibly by updating automation rules. While it could affect business operations depending on what the automation does, the tool itself performs a Write operation (update) rather than Execute (it doesn't run the automation, only configures it) or Destructive (rules are not deleted, only modified).

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states 'Update an automation rule (name, actions, active status)' — modifies existing configuration without deletion. The word 'Update' and modification of 'actions' and 'active status' indicate reversible changes to business logic."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on Businys (247)

- `archive_contract` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/archive-contract.md
- `archive_invoice` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/archive-invoice.md
- `cancel_booking` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/cancel-booking.md
- `cancel_invitation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/cancel-invitation.md
- `delete_account` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-account.md
- `delete_asset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-asset.md
- `delete_automation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-automation.md
- `delete_blackout` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-blackout.md
- `delete_exercise` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-exercise.md
- `delete_gear_item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-gear-item.md
- `delete_goal` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-goal.md
- `delete_measurement` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-measurement.md
- `delete_personal_record` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-personal-record.md
- `delete_program` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-program.md
- `delete_sub_profile` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-sub-profile.md
- `delete_workout` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-workout.md
- `delete_workout_set` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-workout-set.md
- `remove_member` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/remove-member.md
- `revoke_api_key` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/revoke-api-key.md
- `revoke_portal_access` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/revoke-portal-access.md
- `skip_nurture` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/skip-nurture.md
- `create_automation` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/create-automation.md
- `switch_organization` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/switch-organization.md
- `cancel_recurring_billing` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/cancel-recurring-billing.md
- `create_credit_pack` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/create-credit-pack.md
- `create_deposit_invoice` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/create-deposit-invoice.md
- `create_recurring_billing` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/create-recurring-billing.md
- `deduct_credit` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/deduct-credit.md
- `forfeit_deposit` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/forfeit-deposit.md
- `pause_recurring_billing` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/pause-recurring-billing.md
- …and 217 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-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=app-businys-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/app-businys-mcp-server