# updateImprovementCategory

Update an improvement category. Cannot modify system categories.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `updateImprovementCategory`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/updateimprovementcategory

## Facts

- Tool: `updateImprovementCategory`
- Server: Stable Baseline (`https://api.stablebaseline.io/functions/v1/cloud-serve/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/stablebaseline/mcp
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server CORS policy: https://app.stablebaseline.io
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 7 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `icon` | string | no |  |
| `name` | string | no |  |
| `slug` | string | no |  |
| `color` | string | no |  |
| `sortOrder` | number | no |  |
| `categoryId` | string | yes |  |
| `description` | string | no |  |

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": "updateImprovementCategory",
    "arguments": {
      "categoryId": "<categoryId>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why updateImprovementCategory is rated Medium

This tool creates or modifies data in a reversible manner (updating metadata/categories within a structured system), without deleting data, executing code, or triggering financial transactions.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name contains 'update' and description states 'Update an improvement category', indicating modification of existing data. Restriction that it 'Cannot modify system categories' confirms reversibility—changes are scoped and can be undone."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on Stable Baseline (195)

- `cancelAllKgInScope` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/cancelallkginscope.md
- `cancelKgBuildBatch` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/cancelkgbuildbatch.md
- `deleteDiagramInDocument` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/deletediagramindocument.md
- `deleteDocument` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/deletedocument.md
- `deleteFolder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/deletefolder.md
- `deleteImageInDocument` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/deleteimageindocument.md
- `deleteImprovement` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/deleteimprovement.md
- `deleteImprovementCategory` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/deleteimprovementcategory.md
- `deleteImprovementComment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/deleteimprovementcomment.md
- `deletePlan` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/deleteplan.md
- `deletePlanComment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/deleteplancomment.md
- `deletePlanPhase` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/deleteplanphase.md
- `deleteResourcePermission` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/deleteresourcepermission.md
- `deleteTaskDependency` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/deletetaskdependency.md
- `deleteTeam` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/deleteteam.md
- `deleteVegaDataFile` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/deletevegadatafile.md
- `deleteWhiteboard` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/deletewhiteboard.md
- `removeMember` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/removemember.md
- `removeTeamMember` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/removeteammember.md
- `removeWorkspaceMember` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/removeworkspacemember.md
- `resetDocumentInBrain` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/resetdocumentinbrain.md
- `revokeTeamWorkspaceAccess` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/revoketeamworkspaceaccess.md
- `autoDesignWhiteboard` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/autodesignwhiteboard.md
- `renderDiagram` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/renderdiagram.md
- `startMeetingScribe` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/startmeetingscribe.md
- `stopMeetingScribe` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/stopmeetingscribe.md
- `triggerKgRebuild` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/triggerkgrebuild.md
- `applySubscriptionChange` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/applysubscriptionchange.md
- `cancelSubscription` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/cancelsubscription.md
- `getCustomerPortalLink` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/getcustomerportallink.md
- …and 165 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb.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-stablebaseline-sb · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-stablebaseline-sb