# execute_stage_instance_change

Execute one reviewed Discord Stage start, exact topic update, or end after a fresh matching plan, signed interactive approval, a unique one-shot operation-key reservation, pending content-free audit records, conditional notification rate budgeting, one non-retried mutation, and exact state or absence readback. Ambiguous outcomes quarantine the channel from later lifecycle writes for the rest of the process.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `execute_stage_instance_change`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-stage-instance-change

## Facts

- Tool: `execute_stage_instance_change`
- Server: GuildControl MCP (`guildctl`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord.md
- Install: `npx -y guildctl`
- Homepage: https://github.com/j-256/guildcontrol
- Risk category: Execute (High 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": "execute_stage_instance_change",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why execute_stage_instance_change is rated High

Executes external Discord operations with irreversible effects; requires operation-key and audit safeguards but remains Execute severity due to potential channel quarantine consequences.

From the tool's own definition: "Execute Discord Stage start, update, end; one-shot operation-key; non-retried mutation."

## Use case

AI agents invoke execute_stage_instance_change to trigger actions in GuildControl MCP. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "execute_stage_instance_change": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "execute_stage_instance_change_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on GuildControl MCP (257)

- `delete_messages` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/delete-messages.md
- `execute_bulk_guild_ban` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-bulk-guild-ban.md
- `execute_channel_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-channel-deletion.md
- `execute_direct_message_change` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-direct-message-change.md
- `execute_guild_application_command_change` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-guild-application-command-change.md
- `execute_guild_departure` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-guild-departure.md
- `execute_guild_integration_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-guild-integration-deletion.md
- `execute_guild_prune` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-guild-prune.md
- `execute_invite_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-invite-deletion.md
- `execute_poll_end` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-poll-end.md
- `execute_role_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-role-deletion.md
- `execute_webhook_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-webhook-deletion.md
- `execute_webhook_message_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-webhook-message-deletion.md
- `plan_channel_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/plan-channel-deletion.md
- `plan_direct_message_change` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/plan-direct-message-change.md
- `plan_guild_departure` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/plan-guild-departure.md
- `plan_guild_integration_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/plan-guild-integration-deletion.md
- `plan_invite_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/plan-invite-deletion.md
- `plan_message_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/plan-message-deletion.md
- `plan_poll_end` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/plan-poll-end.md
- `plan_role_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/plan-role-deletion.md
- `plan_webhook_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/plan-webhook-deletion.md
- `plan_webhook_message_deletion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/plan-webhook-message-deletion.md
- `compile_component_template` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/compile-component-template.md
- `execute_announcement_crosspost` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-announcement-crosspost.md
- `execute_application_emoji_change` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-application-emoji-change.md
- `execute_application_entitlement_consumption` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-application-entitlement-consumption.md
- `execute_application_intent_enablement` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-application-intent-enablement.md
- `execute_application_test_entitlement_change` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-application-test-entitlement-change.md
- `execute_automod_change` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord/execute-automod-change.md
- …and 227 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord.md

## For agents

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- 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)
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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/app-lasers-guildcontrol-discord