# update_agent

Rename a team member or fix its role/title. Updates an agent's display name and/or role/job-title. Use when the user says "rename X to Y", "call this agent Z", or "fix the title". For changing an agent's mission/skills use recalibrate_agent_jd instead. [write-tier — first use may require a manager's approval; a from-now-on approval makes future calls seamless, a just-once approval re-asks next time.]

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `update_agent`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/update-agent

## Facts

- Tool: `update_agent`
- Server: Freedom Mcp (`https://twuluxmoognlwtmaoqgo.supabase.co/functions/v1/freedom-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://twuluxmoognlwtmaoqgo.supabase.co/functions/v1/freedom-mcp
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server CORS policy: *
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 4 (2 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `name` | string | no | New display name — a single first name (e.g. "Garth"). Omit to leave the name unchanged. |
| `role` | string | no | New role / job title (e.g. "Agent Deployment & Quality Reviewer"). Do NOT include the agent name. Omit to leave the role unchanged. |
| `agent_id` | string | yes | UUID of the agent to update. Use get_team_roster to find IDs. |
| `companyId` | string | yes | FreedomOS company id to act within (you must be a member). Required for company-scoped tools. |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "update_agent",
    "arguments": {
      "agent_id": "<agent_id>",
      "companyId": "<companyId>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why update_agent is rated Medium

This tool modifies agent records by changing display names and job titles—classic Write operations. The changes are reversible (you can rename again). It does not delete data (not Destructive), execute arbitrary code (not Execute), nor move money (not Financial).

From the tool's own definition: "Updates an agent's display name and/or role/job-title. Explicitly described as modifying (renaming, fixing) agent metadata, which is a reversible write operation."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on Freedom Mcp (237)

- `clear_pipeline_learnings` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/clear-pipeline-learnings.md
- `deactivate_agent` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/deactivate-agent.md
- `delete_icp` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/delete-icp.md
- `delete_idea` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/delete-idea.md
- `delete_knowledge` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/delete-knowledge.md
- `delete_objective` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/delete-objective.md
- `remove_agent_activity` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/remove-agent-activity.md
- `remove_background` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/remove-background.md
- `remove_dashboard_widget` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/remove-dashboard-widget.md
- `audit_brand_visibility` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/audit-brand-visibility.md
- `browse_url` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/browse-url.md
- `challenge_as_customer` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/challenge-as-customer.md
- `decide_command_center_item` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/decide-command-center-item.md
- `deliberate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/deliberate.md
- `generate_image_xai` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/generate-image-xai.md
- `generate_vector_image` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/generate-vector-image.md
- `generate_video_veo` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/generate-video-veo.md
- `hire_agent` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/hire-agent.md
- `hire_agent_with_context` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/hire-agent-with-context.md
- `invoke_integration` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/invoke-integration.md
- `posthog_hogql` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/posthog-hogql.md
- `request_attention_spawn` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/request-attention-spawn.md
- `resolve_work` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/resolve-work.md
- `run_quality_check` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/run-quality-check.md
- `run_tactic` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/run-tactic.md
- `send_email` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/send-email.md
- `toggle_agent_schedule` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/toggle-agent-schedule.md
- `trigger_agent_activity` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/trigger-agent-activity.md
- `set_meta_ad_status` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/set-meta-ad-status.md
- `update_meta_ad_budget` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/update-meta-ad-budget.md
- …and 207 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-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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