# clickup_update_attachment_metadata

Update attachment metadata including filename, description, and tags.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `clickup_update_attachment_metadata`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-update-attachment-metadata

## Facts

- Tool: `clickup_update_attachment_metadata`
- Server: ClickUp MCP Server - Enhanced (`chykalophia/clickup-mcp-server---enhanced`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/Chykalophia/ClickUp-MCP-Server---Enhanced
- 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": "clickup_update_attachment_metadata",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why clickup_update_attachment_metadata is rated Medium

This tool updates metadata associated with attachments rather than deleting them. The changes (filename, description, tags) are reversible and can be corrected in subsequent operations. The impact is limited to attachment metadata rather than core task or workspace data, justifying medium severity. Confidence is high because the 'update' operation and metadata modification are explicit in the description.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name includes 'update' and description states it modifies 'attachment metadata including filename, description, and tags'—clearly a modification operation that creates or updates data reversibly."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on ClickUp MCP Server - Enhanced (201)

- `clickup_bulk_delete_tasks` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-bulk-delete-tasks.md
- `clickup_delete_attachment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-attachment.md
- `clickup_delete_chat_message` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-chat-message.md
- `clickup_delete_chat_message_reaction` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-chat-message-reaction.md
- `clickup_delete_checklist` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-checklist.md
- `clickup_delete_checklist_item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-checklist-item.md
- `clickup_delete_comment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-comment.md
- `clickup_delete_custom_field` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-custom-field.md
- `clickup_delete_dependency` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-dependency.md
- `clickup_delete_doc` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-doc.md
- `clickup_delete_doc_page` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-doc-page.md
- `clickup_delete_folder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-folder.md
- `clickup_delete_goal` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-goal.md
- `clickup_delete_goal_target` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-goal-target.md
- `clickup_delete_list` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-list.md
- `clickup_delete_subtask` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-subtask.md
- `clickup_delete_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-task.md
- `clickup_delete_time_entry` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-time-entry.md
- `clickup_delete_view` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-view.md
- `clickup_delete_webhook` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-delete-webhook.md
- `clickup_merge_tasks` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-merge-tasks.md
- `clickup_remove_chat_channel_member` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-remove-chat-channel-member.md
- `clickup_add_processing_rule` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-add-processing-rule.md
- `clickup_bulk_attachment_operations` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-bulk-attachment-operations.md
- `clickup_ping_webhook` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-ping-webhook.md
- `clickup_process_webhook` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-process-webhook.md
- `clickup_resolve_dependency_conflicts` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-resolve-dependency-conflicts.md
- `clickup_retry_webhook_events` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-retry-webhook-events.md
- `clickup_start_realtime_engine` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-start-realtime-engine.md
- `clickup_start_timer` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced/clickup-start-timer.md
- …and 171 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced.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=chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/chykalophia-clickup-mcp-server-enhanced