# update_flow

Update flow properties like name, description, color, or status

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `update_flow`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/instantkom-mcp-server/update-flow

## Facts

- Tool: `update_flow`
- Server: instantKOM MCP Server (`instantkom/mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/instantkom-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/instantKOM/mcp-server
- 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_flow",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why update_flow is rated Medium

The tool modifies flow metadata (name, description, color, status) reversibly without deleting data or executing arbitrary operations. It falls under Write category. Severity is medium because misconfigured flows could disrupt messaging workflows or automation, but changes are non-destructive and potentially reversible through subsequent updates.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'update_flow' and description 'Update flow properties like name, description, color, or status' indicate modification of existing data structures (flows) in the instantKOM messenger platform."

## Use case

AI agents use update_flow 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on instantKOM MCP Server (244)

- `bulk_delete_custom_fields` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/instantkom-mcp-server/bulk-delete-custom-fields.md
- `delete_account` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/instantkom-mcp-server/delete-account.md
- `delete_api_key` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/instantkom-mcp-server/delete-api-key.md
- `delete_bot` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/instantkom-mcp-server/delete-bot.md
- `delete_bot_env_var` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/instantkom-mcp-server/delete-bot-env-var.md
- `delete_bot_env_var_value` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/instantkom-mcp-server/delete-bot-env-var-value.md
- `delete_bot_filter` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/instantkom-mcp-server/delete-bot-filter.md
- `delete_broadcast` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/instantkom-mcp-server/delete-broadcast.md
- `delete_broadcast_media` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/instantkom-mcp-server/delete-broadcast-media.md
- `delete_chat` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/instantkom-mcp-server/delete-chat.md
- `delete_contact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/instantkom-mcp-server/delete-contact.md
- `delete_contact_custom_field_value` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/instantkom-mcp-server/delete-contact-custom-field-value.md
- `delete_custom_field` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/instantkom-mcp-server/delete-custom-field.md
- `delete_export` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/instantkom-mcp-server/delete-export.md
- `delete_feed` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/instantkom-mcp-server/delete-feed.md
- `delete_flow` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/instantkom-mcp-server/delete-flow.md
- `delete_flow_edge` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/instantkom-mcp-server/delete-flow-edge.md
- `delete_flow_node` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/instantkom-mcp-server/delete-flow-node.md
- `delete_message` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/instantkom-mcp-server/delete-message.md
- `delete_message_media` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/instantkom-mcp-server/delete-message-media.md
- `delete_object_folder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/instantkom-mcp-server/delete-object-folder.md
- `delete_poll` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/instantkom-mcp-server/delete-poll.md
- `delete_poll_option` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/instantkom-mcp-server/delete-poll-option.md
- `delete_qr_code` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/instantkom-mcp-server/delete-qr-code.md
- `delete_segmentation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/instantkom-mcp-server/delete-segmentation.md
- `delete_short_link` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/instantkom-mcp-server/delete-short-link.md
- `delete_super_widget` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/instantkom-mcp-server/delete-super-widget.md
- `delete_tag` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/instantkom-mcp-server/delete-tag.md
- `delete_team_member_by_id` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/instantkom-mcp-server/delete-team-member-by-id.md
- `delete_template` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/instantkom-mcp-server/delete-template.md
- …and 214 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/instantkom-mcp-server.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=instantkom-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/instantkom-mcp-server