# update_freshdesk_ticket

Update an existing Freshdesk ticket. Can update status, priority, assignee, type, tags, custom fields.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `update_freshdesk_ticket`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/update-freshdesk-ticket

## Facts

- Tool: `update_freshdesk_ticket`
- Server: Freshdesk (`@mindstone-engineering/mcp-server-freshdesk`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk.md
- Install: `npx -y @mindstone-engineering/mcp-server-freshdesk`
- Homepage: git+https://github.com/nspr-io/mcp-servers.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_freshdesk_ticket",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why update_freshdesk_ticket is rated Medium

This tool creates or modifies data reversibly by updating ticket properties in Freshdesk. It does not delete data (which would be Destructive), execute arbitrary code (Execute), move money (Financial), or merely read data (Read). The 'high' severity reflects that misuse could modify many support tickets, affecting customer service operations and records, but changes are reversible through subsequent updates.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states it can 'Update an existing Freshdesk ticket' and modify multiple fields including 'status, priority, assignee, type, tags, custom fields.' The verb 'update' and the scope of modifiable attributes clearly indicate write operations."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on Freshdesk (421)

- `cancel_runway_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/cancel-runway-task.md
- `delete_custom_voice` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/delete-custom-voice.md
- `delete_email` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/delete-email.md
- `delete_event` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/delete-event.md
- `delete_file` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/delete-file.md
- `delete_library_item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/delete-library-item.md
- `delete_list_item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/delete-list-item.md
- `opus_cancel_scheduled_post` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/opus-cancel-scheduled-post.md
- `opus_delete_collection` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/opus-delete-collection.md
- `opus_remove_clip_from_collection` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/opus-remove-clip-from-collection.md
- `outreach_disconnect_account` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/outreach-disconnect-account.md
- `remove_freshdesk_account` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/remove-freshdesk-account.md
- `remove_zendesk_account` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/remove-zendesk-account.md
- `unenrol_talentlms_user` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/unenrol-talentlms-user.md
- `apple_shortcuts_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/apple-shortcuts-run.md
- `browser_authenticate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/browser-authenticate.md
- `browser_back` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/browser-back.md
- `browser_click` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/browser-click.md
- `browser_close` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/browser-close.md
- `browser_fill` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/browser-fill.md
- `browser_forward` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/browser-forward.md
- `browser_hover` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/browser-hover.md
- `browser_navigate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/browser-navigate.md
- `browser_press_key` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/browser-press-key.md
- `browser_scroll` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/browser-scroll.md
- `browser_select` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/browser-select.md
- `browser_type` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/browser-type.md
- `browser_wait` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/browser-wait.md
- `character_performance` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/character-performance.md
- `create_phone_call` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk/create-phone-call.md
- …and 391 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/freshdesk.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=freshdesk · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/freshdesk