# admin_update_option

Aktualisiert eine WordPress Option (erfordert Admin-Rechte)

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `admin_update_option`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server/admin-update-option

## Facts

- Tool: `admin_update_option`
- Server: WordPress MCP Server (`c-sakel/wp-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/c-sakel/wp-mcp-server
- 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": "admin_update_option",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why admin_update_option is rated Medium

This tool creates or modifies data reversibly by updating WordPress options, which are configuration settings. While it requires admin rights, an AI agent with such access could alter critical settings like site URL, admin email, security configurations, or plugin settings.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'admin_update_option' and description 'Aktualisiert eine WordPress Option (erfordert Admin-Rechte)' [Updates a WordPress Option (requires Admin rights)] indicate the tool modifies WordPress configuration options."

Risk signals: Admin/system-level operation

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on WordPress MCP Server (191)

- `admin_delete_app_password` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server/admin-delete-app-password.md
- `admin_delete_user` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server/admin-delete-user.md
- `comment_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server/comment-delete.md
- `image_delete_unused` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server/image-delete-unused.md
- `revision_cleanup` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server/revision-cleanup.md
- `revision_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server/revision-delete.md
- `woo_delete_product` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server/woo-delete-product.md
- `wp_delete_post` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server/wp-delete-post.md
- `image_regenerate_thumbnails` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server/image-regenerate-thumbnails.md
- `jwt_authenticate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server/jwt-authenticate.md
- `rest_api_batch` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server/rest-api-batch.md
- `rest_api_execute` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server/rest-api-execute.md
- `a11y_check_color_contrast` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server/a11y-check-color-contrast.md
- `a11y_check_forms` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server/a11y-check-forms.md
- `a11y_check_images` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server/a11y-check-images.md
- `a11y_check_links` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server/a11y-check-links.md
- `a11y_check_page_structure` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server/a11y-check-page-structure.md
- `a11y_generate_report` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server/a11y-generate-report.md
- `acf_bulk_get_fields` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server/acf-bulk-get-fields.md
- `acf_get_field_group` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server/acf-get-field-group.md
- `acf_get_flexible_layouts` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server/acf-get-flexible-layouts.md
- `acf_get_options` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server/acf-get-options.md
- `acf_get_post_fields` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server/acf-get-post-fields.md
- `acf_get_repeater_rows` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server/acf-get-repeater-rows.md
- `acf_get_term_fields` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server/acf-get-term-fields.md
- `acf_get_user_fields` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server/acf-get-user-fields.md
- `acf_list_field_groups` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server/acf-list-field-groups.md
- `acf_list_field_types` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server/acf-list-field-types.md
- `admin_export_content` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server/admin-export-content.md
- `admin_flush_cache` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server/admin-flush-cache.md
- …and 161 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server.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=c-sakel-wp-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/c-sakel-wp-mcp-server