update_account

What update_account does on instantKOM MCP Server

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

Why update_account is rated Medium

This tool creates or modifies account data reversibly, fitting the Write category. Severity is medium because account modifications could affect user access, settings, or configurations, but the impact is limited to one account and reversible. Confidence is 0.85 because the description is terse and doesn't detail what fields can be modified or access controls, which could affect the severity assessment.

From the tool's definition Tool name is 'update_account' with description 'Update account information'. The verb 'update' indicates modification of existing data in a reversible manner. The scope is account-level settings/information rather than deletion or financial transactions.

The rule that runs update_account safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and instantKOM MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For update_account, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "update_account": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "update_account_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Questions about update_account