# googleAds_update_ad_group

Update an existing ad group

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `googleAds_update_ad_group`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate/googleads-update-ad-group

## Facts

- Tool: `googleAds_update_ad_group`
- Server: ScopeGate (`https://mcp.scopegate.cloud/{api_key}`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/alifanov/scopegate
- 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": "googleAds_update_ad_group",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why googleAds_update_ad_group is rated Medium

This tool creates or modifies data reversibly by updating ad group configurations. While not destructive (changes can be reverted), it has high severity due to the potential business impact of unauthorized ad campaign modifications affecting spend, targeting, or performance metrics.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name contains 'update' and description states 'Update an existing ad group', indicating modification of existing data in Google Ads."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on ScopeGate (384)

- `airtable_delete_record` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate/airtable-delete-record.md
- `calendar_delete_event` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate/calendar-delete-event.md
- `calendly_cancel_event` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate/calendly-cancel-event.md
- `drive_delete_file` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate/drive-delete-file.md
- `email_delete_message` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate/email-delete-message.md
- `googleAds_remove_extension` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate/googleads-remove-extension.md
- `googleAds_remove_keyword` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate/googleads-remove-keyword.md
- `googleAds_remove_negative_keyword` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate/googleads-remove-negative-keyword.md
- `googleTagManager_delete_container` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate/googletagmanager-delete-container.md
- `googleTagManager_delete_environment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate/googletagmanager-delete-environment.md
- `googleTagManager_delete_folder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate/googletagmanager-delete-folder.md
- `googleTagManager_delete_tag` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate/googletagmanager-delete-tag.md
- `googleTagManager_delete_trigger` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate/googletagmanager-delete-trigger.md
- `googleTagManager_delete_user_permission` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate/googletagmanager-delete-user-permission.md
- `googleTagManager_delete_variable` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate/googletagmanager-delete-variable.md
- `googleTagManager_delete_version` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate/googletagmanager-delete-version.md
- `googleTagManager_delete_workspace` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate/googletagmanager-delete-workspace.md
- `linkedin_delete_post` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate/linkedin-delete-post.md
- `notion_delete_block` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate/notion-delete-block.md
- `salesforce_delete_record` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate/salesforce-delete-record.md
- `searchConsole_delete_site` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate/searchconsole-delete-site.md
- `searchConsole_delete_sitemap` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate/searchconsole-delete-sitemap.md
- `threads_delete_thread` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate/threads-delete-thread.md
- `twitter_delete_tweet` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate/twitter-delete-tweet.md
- `twitter_unbookmark_tweet` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate/twitter-unbookmark-tweet.md
- `youtube_delete_caption` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate/youtube-delete-caption.md
- `youtube_delete_channel_section` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate/youtube-delete-channel-section.md
- `youtube_delete_comment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate/youtube-delete-comment.md
- `youtube_delete_playlist` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate/youtube-delete-playlist.md
- `youtube_delete_video` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate/youtube-delete-video.md
- …and 354 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-alifanov-scopegate.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=io-github-alifanov-scopegate · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-alifanov-scopegate