# update_database

Update a database by UUID.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `update_database`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/update-database

## Facts

- Tool: `update_database`
- Server: Coolify (`coolify-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify.md
- Install: `npx -y coolify-mcp-server`
- Homepage: git+https://github.com/wrediam/coolify-mcp-server.git
- 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": "update_database",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why update_database is rated Medium

This tool modifies database configuration or state by UUID. While 'update' is reversible (unlike 'delete' or 'drop'), it can affect critical infrastructure. Given the infrastructure management context (Coolify API integration for deployments and databases), an erroneous update could cause service disruption.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name is 'update_database' and description states 'Update a database by UUID.' The verb 'update' indicates modification of existing data."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on Coolify (110)

- `delete_application` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/delete-application.md
- `delete_application_env` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/delete-application-env.md
- `delete_application_scheduled_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/delete-application-scheduled-task.md
- `delete_application_storage` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/delete-application-storage.md
- `delete_cloud_token` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/delete-cloud-token.md
- `delete_database` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/delete-database.md
- `delete_database_env` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/delete-database-env.md
- `delete_environment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/delete-environment.md
- `delete_github_app` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/delete-github-app.md
- `delete_private_key` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/delete-private-key.md
- `delete_project` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/delete-project.md
- `delete_server` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/delete-server.md
- `delete_service` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/delete-service.md
- `delete_service_env` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/delete-service-env.md
- `delete_service_scheduled_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/delete-service-scheduled-task.md
- `disable_api` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/disable-api.md
- `cancel_deployment` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/cancel-deployment.md
- `deploy_by_tag_or_uuid` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/deploy-by-tag-or-uuid.md
- `enable_api` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/enable-api.md
- `restart_application` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/restart-application.md
- `restart_database` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/restart-database.md
- `restart_service` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/restart-service.md
- `start_application` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/start-application.md
- `start_database` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/start-database.md
- `start_service` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/start-service.md
- `stop_application` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/stop-application.md
- `stop_database` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/stop-database.md
- `stop_service` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/stop-service.md
- `get_application` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/get-application.md
- `get_application_logs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify/get-application-logs.md
- …and 80 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/coolify.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=coolify · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/coolify