# wa_update_profile_status

Change the text status/bio for a WhatsApp instance (max 139 characters).

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `wa_update_profile_status`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/delltrak-wamcp/wa-update-profile-status

## Facts

- Tool: `wa_update_profile_status`
- Server: WA MCP (`delltrak/wamcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/delltrak-wamcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/delltrak/wamcp
- 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": "wa_update_profile_status",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why wa_update_profile_status is rated Medium

This tool creates or modifies data (profile status/bio) without permanent destruction or irreversible side effects. The change can be undone by updating the status again. It does not execute code, delete data, or involve financial transactions.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states 'Change the text status/bio for a WhatsApp instance' — a modification operation that updates user profile data reversibly."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on WA MCP (61)

- `wa_clear_chat` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delltrak-wamcp/wa-clear-chat.md
- `wa_delete_chat` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delltrak-wamcp/wa-delete-chat.md
- `wa_delete_instance` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delltrak-wamcp/wa-delete-instance.md
- `wa_delete_message` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delltrak-wamcp/wa-delete-message.md
- `wa_group_remove_participants` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delltrak-wamcp/wa-group-remove-participants.md
- `wa_remove_profile_picture` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delltrak-wamcp/wa-remove-profile-picture.md
- `wa_connect_instance` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/delltrak-wamcp/wa-connect-instance.md
- `wa_disconnect_instance` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/delltrak-wamcp/wa-disconnect-instance.md
- `wa_group_leave` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/delltrak-wamcp/wa-group-leave.md
- `wa_reject_call` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/delltrak-wamcp/wa-reject-call.md
- `wa_restart_instance` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/delltrak-wamcp/wa-restart-instance.md
- `wa_send_presence` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/delltrak-wamcp/wa-send-presence.md
- `wa_check_number_exists` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delltrak-wamcp/wa-check-number-exists.md
- `wa_get_business_profile` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delltrak-wamcp/wa-get-business-profile.md
- `wa_get_messages` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delltrak-wamcp/wa-get-messages.md
- `wa_get_pairing_code` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delltrak-wamcp/wa-get-pairing-code.md
- `wa_get_qr_code` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delltrak-wamcp/wa-get-qr-code.md
- `wa_group_get_invite_code` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delltrak-wamcp/wa-group-get-invite-code.md
- `wa_search_contact` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delltrak-wamcp/wa-search-contact.md
- `wa_archive_chat` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/delltrak-wamcp/wa-archive-chat.md
- `wa_block_contact` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/delltrak-wamcp/wa-block-contact.md
- `wa_create_group` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/delltrak-wamcp/wa-create-group.md
- `wa_create_instance` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/delltrak-wamcp/wa-create-instance.md
- `wa_edit_message` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/delltrak-wamcp/wa-edit-message.md
- `wa_forward_message` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/delltrak-wamcp/wa-forward-message.md
- `wa_group_add_participants` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/delltrak-wamcp/wa-group-add-participants.md
- `wa_group_demote` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/delltrak-wamcp/wa-group-demote.md
- `wa_group_handle_request` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/delltrak-wamcp/wa-group-handle-request.md
- `wa_group_join` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/delltrak-wamcp/wa-group-join.md
- `wa_group_promote` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/delltrak-wamcp/wa-group-promote.md
- …and 31 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/delltrak-wamcp.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=delltrak-wamcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/delltrak-wamcp