# update_message_status

Update the delivery status of a message

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `update_message_status`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/update-message-status

## Facts

- Tool: `update_message_status`
- Server: Ghl (`ghl-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl.md
- Install: `npx -y ghl-mcp-server`
- Homepage: git+https://github.com/mastanley13/ghl-mcp.git
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 5 (2 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `error` | object | no | Error details if status is failed |
| `status` | string | yes | New status for the message |
| `messageId` | string | yes | The unique ID of the message to update |
| `recipients` | array | no | Email delivery status for additional recipients |
| `emailMessageId` | string | no | Email message ID if updating email status |

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": "update_message_status",
    "arguments": {
      "status": "<status>",
      "messageId": "<messageId>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why update_message_status is rated Medium

This tool updates message metadata (delivery status) rather than creating new data or deleting it. The operation is reversible - status can be changed again. While it modifies data, it lacks the irreversible destructiveness of delete operations and the external execution risk of Execute category tools.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states 'Update the delivery status of a message' - this modifies the state of an existing message record reversibly."

Risk signals: Accepts freeform code/query input (error.code)

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

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- `cancel_scheduled_message` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/cancel-scheduled-message.md
- `delete_appointment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-appointment.md
- `delete_appointment_note` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-appointment-note.md
- `delete_calendar` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-calendar.md
- `delete_calendar_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-calendar-group.md
- `delete_calendar_notification` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-calendar-notification.md
- `delete_calendar_resource_equipment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-calendar-resource-equipment.md
- `delete_calendar_resource_room` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-calendar-resource-room.md
- `delete_contact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-contact.md
- `delete_contact_note` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-contact-note.md
- `delete_contact_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-contact-task.md
- `delete_conversation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-conversation.md
- `delete_coupon` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-coupon.md
- `delete_custom_provider_integration` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-custom-provider-integration.md
- `delete_email_template` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-email-template.md
- `delete_invoice_template` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-invoice-template.md
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- `delete_location_custom_field` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-location-custom-field.md
- `delete_location_custom_value` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-location-custom-value.md
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- `delete_location_template` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/delete-location-template.md
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- `ghl_delete_custom_field` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl/ghl-delete-custom-field.md
- …and 222 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/ghl.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=ghl · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/ghl