# update_contact

Update contact information

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `update_contact`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/hooker-dev-hailey-mcp/update-contact

## Facts

- Tool: `update_contact`
- Server: GoHighLevel MCP Server (`hooker-dev/hailey-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/hooker-dev-hailey-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/hooker-dev/hailey-mcp
- 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_contact",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why update_contact is rated Medium

This tool creates or modifies data reversibly within a CRM system. While not destructive, updating contact information in a business context could have significant consequences if an AI agent modifies records incorrectly (wrong phone numbers, email addresses, business details), affecting customer communications and business operations. Hence 'high' severity.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'update_contact' and description 'Update contact information' indicate modification of existing contact data."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on GoHighLevel MCP Server (254)

- `bulk_delete_social_posts` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hooker-dev-hailey-mcp/bulk-delete-social-posts.md
- `cancel_scheduled_email` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hooker-dev-hailey-mcp/cancel-scheduled-email.md
- `cancel_scheduled_message` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hooker-dev-hailey-mcp/cancel-scheduled-message.md
- `delete_appointment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hooker-dev-hailey-mcp/delete-appointment.md
- `delete_appointment_note` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hooker-dev-hailey-mcp/delete-appointment-note.md
- `delete_calendar` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hooker-dev-hailey-mcp/delete-calendar.md
- `delete_calendar_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hooker-dev-hailey-mcp/delete-calendar-group.md
- `delete_calendar_notification` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hooker-dev-hailey-mcp/delete-calendar-notification.md
- `delete_calendar_resource_equipment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hooker-dev-hailey-mcp/delete-calendar-resource-equipment.md
- `delete_calendar_resource_room` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hooker-dev-hailey-mcp/delete-calendar-resource-room.md
- `delete_contact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hooker-dev-hailey-mcp/delete-contact.md
- `delete_contact_note` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hooker-dev-hailey-mcp/delete-contact-note.md
- `delete_contact_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hooker-dev-hailey-mcp/delete-contact-task.md
- `delete_conversation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hooker-dev-hailey-mcp/delete-conversation.md
- `delete_coupon` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hooker-dev-hailey-mcp/delete-coupon.md
- `delete_custom_provider_integration` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hooker-dev-hailey-mcp/delete-custom-provider-integration.md
- `delete_email_template` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hooker-dev-hailey-mcp/delete-email-template.md
- `delete_invoice_template` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hooker-dev-hailey-mcp/delete-invoice-template.md
- `delete_location` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hooker-dev-hailey-mcp/delete-location.md
- `delete_location_custom_field` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hooker-dev-hailey-mcp/delete-location-custom-field.md
- `delete_location_custom_value` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hooker-dev-hailey-mcp/delete-location-custom-value.md
- `delete_location_tag` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hooker-dev-hailey-mcp/delete-location-tag.md
- `delete_location_template` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hooker-dev-hailey-mcp/delete-location-template.md
- `delete_media_file` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hooker-dev-hailey-mcp/delete-media-file.md
- `delete_object_record` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hooker-dev-hailey-mcp/delete-object-record.md
- `delete_opportunity` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hooker-dev-hailey-mcp/delete-opportunity.md
- `delete_social_account` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hooker-dev-hailey-mcp/delete-social-account.md
- `delete_social_post` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hooker-dev-hailey-mcp/delete-social-post.md
- `ghl_delete_association` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hooker-dev-hailey-mcp/ghl-delete-association.md
- `ghl_delete_custom_field` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hooker-dev-hailey-mcp/ghl-delete-custom-field.md
- …and 224 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/hooker-dev-hailey-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=hooker-dev-hailey-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/hooker-dev-hailey-mcp