# neuron_update_contact_list

Update an existing contact list's name, slug, description, criteria, or refresh schedule.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `neuron_update_contact_list`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-conquext-neuron/neuron-update-contact-list

## Facts

- Tool: `neuron_update_contact_list`
- Server: Neuron (`neuron-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-conquext-neuron.md
- Install: `npx -y neuron-mcp-server`
- Homepage: https://github.com/conquext/neuron
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server CORS policy: *
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 6 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `name` | string | no | Updated display name for the list |
| `slug` | string | no | Updated URL-friendly slug for the list |
| `criteria` | object | no | Updated dynamic list criteria. Set to null to clear existing criteria. |
| `idOrSlug` | string | yes | Unique identifier (UUID) or URL-friendly slug of the contact list to update |
| `description` | string | no | Updated description of the list's purpose |
| `refreshSchedule` | string | no | Updated refresh schedule for dynamic lists |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "neuron_update_contact_list",
    "arguments": {
      "idOrSlug": "<idOrSlug>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why neuron_update_contact_list is rated Medium

This tool modifies existing data (contact list properties) reversibly without deleting, destroying, or executing arbitrary code. The changes (name, slug, description, criteria, refresh schedule) are all editable fields that can be reverted. While contact lists in a chatbot platform could have business importance, the operation itself is a standard write/update action with no destructive or execute semantics.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name and description indicate 'Update' operation on contact list attributes: 'name, slug, description, criteria, or refresh schedule' — these are reversible modifications to metadata and configuration."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

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