# set_workshop_phase

Switch a workshop to a phase (setup, submission, assessment, evaluation, closed), forwards or back, as its page's phase links do. Moodle allocates nothing and calculates no grades on its own when it switches. Changes what students can do: confirm with the person first.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `set_workshop_phase`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp/set-workshop-phase

## Facts

- Tool: `set_workshop_phase`
- 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: 2 (2 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `phase` | string | yes |  |
| `workshopId` | integer | yes | The workshop's id (course module id) |

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": "set_workshop_phase",
    "arguments": {
      "phase": "<phase>",
      "workshopId": 0
    }
  }
}
```

## Why set_workshop_phase is rated Medium

An AI agent can call set_workshop_phase 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.

## Use case

AI agents use set_workshop_phase 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": {
    "set_workshop_phase": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "set_workshop_phase_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