# update_message_status

Update the status of a message

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `update_message_status`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp/update-message-status

## Facts

- Tool: `update_message_status`
- Server: GoHighLevel MCP Server (`basicmachines-co/open-ghl-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/basicmachines-co/open-ghl-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_message_status",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why update_message_status is rated Medium

Updating a message status is a reversible modification operation. It changes the state of a message but does not delete, destroy, or execute external commands. The blast radius is medium because incorrect status updates could affect workflow visibility and business operations, but the change is easily reversible and does not impact financial transactions or permanently remove data.

From the tool's own definition: "The tool description states it 'Update[s] the status of a message', which modifies existing data (message status) without irreversibly deleting or destroying information."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on GoHighLevel MCP Server (63)

- `delete_appointment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp/delete-appointment.md
- `delete_contact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp/delete-contact.md
- `delete_contact_note` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp/delete-contact-note.md
- `delete_contact_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp/delete-contact-task.md
- `delete_custom_field` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp/delete-custom-field.md
- `delete_custom_value` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp/delete-custom-value.md
- `delete_opportunity` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp/delete-opportunity.md
- `delete_user` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp/delete-user.md
- `remove_contact_from_workflow` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp/remove-contact-from-workflow.md
- `ghl_request` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp/ghl-request.md
- `debug_config` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp/debug-config.md
- `get_all_form_submissions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp/get-all-form-submissions.md
- `get_appointment` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp/get-appointment.md
- `get_appointments` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp/get-appointments.md
- `get_calendar` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp/get-calendar.md
- `get_calendars` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp/get-calendars.md
- `get_contact` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp/get-contact.md
- `get_contact_note` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp/get-contact-note.md
- `get_contact_notes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp/get-contact-notes.md
- `get_contact_task` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp/get-contact-task.md
- `get_contact_tasks` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp/get-contact-tasks.md
- `get_conversation` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp/get-conversation.md
- `get_conversations` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp/get-conversations.md
- `get_custom_field` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp/get-custom-field.md
- `get_custom_fields` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp/get-custom-fields.md
- `get_custom_value` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp/get-custom-value.md
- `get_custom_values` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp/get-custom-values.md
- `get_forms` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp/get-forms.md
- `get_free_slots` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp/get-free-slots.md
- `get_messages` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp/get-messages.md
- …and 33 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp.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=basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/basicmachines-co-open-ghl-mcp
