# crm_update_contact

Update an existing contact with validated properties

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `crm_update_contact`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp/crm-update-contact

## Facts

- Tool: `crm_update_contact`
- Server: HubSpot MCP (`blacksand-software/hubspot-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/BlackSand-Software/hubspot-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": "crm_update_contact",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why crm_update_contact is rated Medium

The tool modifies existing contact records but does not delete data (which would be Destructive) and does not involve financial transactions (which would be Financial). It is Write-category because it creates or modifies data reversibly.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name explicitly contains 'update', and description states 'Update an existing contact with validated properties'. This is a reversible modification of data in the HubSpot CRM system."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on HubSpot MCP (110)

- `calls_archive` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp/calls-archive.md
- `calls_batch_archive` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp/calls-batch-archive.md
- `crm_batch_delete_associations` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp/crm-batch-delete-associations.md
- `crm_batch_delete_objects` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp/crm-batch-delete-objects.md
- `crm_delete_association` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp/crm-delete-association.md
- `crm_delete_object` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp/crm-delete-object.md
- `emails_archive` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp/emails-archive.md
- `emails_batch_archive` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp/emails-batch-archive.md
- `engagement_details_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp/engagement-details-delete.md
- `meetings_batch_archive` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp/meetings-batch-archive.md
- `meetings_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp/meetings-delete.md
- `notes_archive` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp/notes-archive.md
- `notes_batch_archive` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp/notes-batch-archive.md
- `products_archive` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp/products-archive.md
- `products_batch_archive` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp/products-batch-archive.md
- `tasks_archive` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp/tasks-archive.md
- `tasks_batch_archive` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp/tasks-batch-archive.md
- `calls_batch_read` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp/calls-batch-read.md
- `calls_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp/calls-get.md
- `calls_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp/calls-list.md
- `calls_search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp/calls-search.md
- `communications_get_preferences` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp/communications-get-preferences.md
- `communications_get_subscription_definitions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp/communications-get-subscription-definitions.md
- `communications_get_subscription_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp/communications-get-subscription-status.md
- `crm_get_associations` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp/crm-get-associations.md
- `crm_get_company` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp/crm-get-company.md
- `crm_get_company_properties` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp/crm-get-company-properties.md
- `crm_get_contact` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp/crm-get-contact.md
- `crm_get_contact_properties` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp/crm-get-contact-properties.md
- `crm_get_lead` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp/crm-get-lead.md
- …and 80 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/blacksand-software-hubspot-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=blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/blacksand-software-hubspot-mcp