# update_gear_item

Update an existing gear item. Can change any field including retiring the item.

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

## Facts

- Tool: `update_gear_item`
- 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_gear_item",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why update_gear_item is rated Medium

This tool modifies data (gear items) reversibly without irreversibly destroying it. While it can 'retire' an item, retirement is typically a status change, not permanent deletion, making this Write rather than Destructive.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states 'Update an existing gear item. Can change any field including retiring the item.' The 'update' action and ability to modify fields are write operations. Retiring an item suggests reversible state changes rather than deletion."

## Use case

AI agents use update_gear_item 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_gear_item": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "update_gear_item_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
