# ghl_update_custom_field

Update an existing custom field by ID. Can modify name, description, options, and other properties.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `ghl_update_custom_field`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/hridayshah7-gohighlevel-mcp/ghl-update-custom-field

## Facts

- Tool: `ghl_update_custom_field`
- Server: GoHighLevel MCP Server (`hridayshah7/gohighlevel-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/hridayshah7-gohighlevel-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/hridayshah7/gohighlevel-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": "ghl_update_custom_field",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why ghl_update_custom_field is rated Medium

This tool creates or modifies data in a reversible manner (Update operation on custom field definitions). It does not delete data irreversibly (ruling out Destructive), does not execute arbitrary code (ruling out Execute), does not move money (ruling out Financial), and does not merely retrieve data (ruling out Read).

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name contains 'update' and description states 'Update an existing custom field by ID. Can modify name, description, options, and other properties.' These are reversible modifications to data structures."

## Use case

AI agents use ghl_update_custom_field 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": {
    "ghl_update_custom_field": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "ghl_update_custom_field_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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- `delete_calendar_notification` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hridayshah7-gohighlevel-mcp/delete-calendar-notification.md
- `delete_calendar_resource_equipment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hridayshah7-gohighlevel-mcp/delete-calendar-resource-equipment.md
- `delete_calendar_resource_room` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hridayshah7-gohighlevel-mcp/delete-calendar-resource-room.md
- `delete_contact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hridayshah7-gohighlevel-mcp/delete-contact.md
- `delete_contact_note` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hridayshah7-gohighlevel-mcp/delete-contact-note.md
- `delete_contact_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hridayshah7-gohighlevel-mcp/delete-contact-task.md
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- `delete_email_template` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hridayshah7-gohighlevel-mcp/delete-email-template.md
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- `delete_social_post` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hridayshah7-gohighlevel-mcp/delete-social-post.md
- `ghl_delete_association` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/hridayshah7-gohighlevel-mcp/ghl-delete-association.md
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## 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=hridayshah7-gohighlevel-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/hridayshah7-gohighlevel-mcp