# edit_section

Change a section: rename it, describe it, show or hide it (with its activities), restrict access to it, or move it after another section. Only what is given changes. Returns the course structure. Changes the course: confirm with the person first.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `edit_section`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp/edit-section

## Facts

- Tool: `edit_section`
- Server: Moodle (`@falkenslab/moodle-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp.md
- Install: `npx -y @falkenslab/moodle-mcp`
- Homepage: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@falkenslab/moodle-mcp
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 8 (2 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `name` | string | no |  |
| `embed` | array | no | Absolute local files (images…) to embed in the HTML, which names each by its file name: <img src="shot.png"> |
| `summary` | string | no | Its description (HTML) |
| `visible` | boolean | no |  |
| `courseId` | integer | yes | The course's id, as list_courses gives it |
| `sectionId` | integer | yes | A section's id (not its number), as get_course_structure gives it |
| `restrictions` | object | no | When students can open it ({ conditions: [] } removes them) |
| `afterSectionId` | integer | no | Move it after this section |

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": "edit_section",
    "arguments": {
      "courseId": 0,
      "sectionId": 0
    }
  }
}
```

## Why edit_section is rated Medium

An AI agent can call edit_section faster than any human can review: one bad instruction and it creates or modifies resources in Moodle by the hundred, each call as confident as the last.

Risk signals: High parameter count (20 properties)

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on Moodle (232)

- `delete_activity` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp/delete-activity.md
- `delete_book_chapter` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp/delete-book-chapter.md
- `delete_database_entry` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp/delete-database-entry.md
- `delete_database_field` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp/delete-database-field.md
- `delete_event` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp/delete-event.md
- `delete_feedback_item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp/delete-feedback-item.md
- `delete_feedback_template` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp/delete-feedback-template.md
- `delete_glossary_entry` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp/delete-glossary-entry.md
- `delete_grade_category` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp/delete-grade-category.md
- `delete_grade_item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp/delete-grade-item.md
- `delete_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp/delete-group.md
- `delete_grouping` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp/delete-grouping.md
- `delete_lesson_page` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp/delete-lesson-page.md
- `delete_post` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp/delete-post.md
- `delete_question_category` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp/delete-question-category.md
- `delete_questions` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp/delete-questions.md
- `delete_section` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp/delete-section.md
- `delete_workshop_example` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp/delete-workshop-example.md
- `override_workshop_grade` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp/override-workshop-grade.md
- `remove_quiz_slot` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp/remove-quiz-slot.md
- `remove_site` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp/remove-site.md
- `remove_workshop_reviewer` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp/remove-workshop-reviewer.md
- `reset_course` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp/reset-course.md
- `unenrol_user` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp/unenrol-user.md
- `browser_navigate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp/browser-navigate.md
- `browser_wait` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp/browser-wait.md
- `enrol_users` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp/enrol-users.md
- `grade_forum_user` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp/grade-forum-user.md
- `rate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp/rate.md
- `start_quiz_attempt` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp/start-quiz-attempt.md
- …and 202 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-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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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=falkenslab-moodle-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/falkenslab-moodle-mcp