# ghl_update_phone_number

Update settings for a purchased phone number including forwarding rules, messaging, and friendly name.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `ghl_update_phone_number`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/busybee3333-go-high-level-mcp-2026-complete/ghl-update-phone-number

## Facts

- Tool: `ghl_update_phone_number`
- Server: GoHighLevel MCP Server (`busybee3333/go-high-level-mcp-2026-complete`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/busybee3333-go-high-level-mcp-2026-complete.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/BusyBee3333/Go-High-Level-MCP-2026-Complete
- 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": "ghl_update_phone_number",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why ghl_update_phone_number is rated Medium

This is a Write operation: it creates or modifies data reversibly. Updating phone settings (forwarding rules, messaging, friendly name) changes CRM configuration but does not delete data, execute code, or move money.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'ghl_update_phone_number' and description state it 'Update settings for a purchased phone number including forwarding rules, messaging, and friendly name' — this modifies phone number configuration reversibly."

## Use case

AI agents use ghl_update_phone_number 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": {
    "ghl_update_phone_number": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "ghl_update_phone_number_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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- `delete_caller_id` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/busybee3333-go-high-level-mcp-2026-complete/delete-caller-id.md
- `delete_campaign` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/busybee3333-go-high-level-mcp-2026-complete/delete-campaign.md
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- `delete_contact_note` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/busybee3333-go-high-level-mcp-2026-complete/delete-contact-note.md
- `delete_contact_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/busybee3333-go-high-level-mcp-2026-complete/delete-contact-task.md
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- `delete_course_offer` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/busybee3333-go-high-level-mcp-2026-complete/delete-course-offer.md
- `delete_course_post` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/busybee3333-go-high-level-mcp-2026-complete/delete-course-post.md
- `delete_course_product` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/busybee3333-go-high-level-mcp-2026-complete/delete-course-product.md
- `delete_custom_menu` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/busybee3333-go-high-level-mcp-2026-complete/delete-custom-menu.md
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- …and 535 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/busybee3333-go-high-level-mcp-2026-complete.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=busybee3333-go-high-level-mcp-2026-complete · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/busybee3333-go-high-level-mcp-2026-complete