# update_user

Update an existing user

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

## Facts

- Tool: `update_user`
- 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_user",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why update_user is rated Medium

This tool creates or modifies data reversibly within a CRM system, fitting the Write category. Severity is high because unauthorized user updates could alter account credentials, permissions, or contact information of other users in the system, affecting multiple stakeholders and potentially enabling unauthorized access.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'update_user' and description 'Update an existing user' indicate modification of user data. The GoHighLevel CRM context shows this modifies existing records reversibly (contacts, users, profile data)."

## Use case

AI agents use update_user 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_user": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "update_user_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