# categories_update

A write tool on the ServiceTitan MCP Server MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `categories_update`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/categories-update

## Facts

- Tool: `categories_update`
- Server: ServiceTitan MCP Server (`jordandalton/servicetitanmcpserver`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/JordanDalton/ServiceTitanMcpServer
- 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": "categories_update",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why categories_update is rated Medium

The 'update' operation creates or modifies data reversibly without deletion or irreversible destruction. While the description is empty (reducing confidence slightly), the naming convention and server context (ServiceTitan business management API) suggest this updates existing category records.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'categories_update' indicates modification of category data. Sibling tools include 'adjustments_update' and multiple 'get' operations, establishing a pattern where '_update' suffix denotes write operations on this server."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on ServiceTitan MCP Server (453)

- `appointments_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/appointments-delete.md
- `appointments_remove_hold` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/appointments-remove-hold.md
- `bulk_tags_remove_tags` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/bulk-tags-remove-tags.md
- `categories_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/categories-delete.md
- `contact_methods_DeleteContactMethod` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/contact-methods-deletecontactmethod.md
- `contacts_deletecontact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/contacts-deletecontact.md
- `contacts_deletecontactrelationship` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/contacts-deletecontactrelationship.md
- `customers_delete_contact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/customers-delete-contact.md
- `customers_delete_note` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/customers-delete-note.md
- `customers_delete_tag` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/customers-delete-tag.md
- `DiscountAndFees_Delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/discountandfees-delete.md
- `equipment_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/equipment-delete.md
- `estimates_delete_item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/estimates-delete-item.md
- `gross_pay_items_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/gross-pay-items-delete.md
- `invoices_delete_invoice_item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/invoices-delete-invoice-item.md
- `jobs_cancel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/jobs-cancel.md
- `jobs_remove_cancellation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/jobs-remove-cancellation.md
- `locations_delete_contact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/locations-delete-contact.md
- `locations_delete_note` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/locations-delete-note.md
- `locations_delete_tag` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/locations-delete-tag.md
- `materials_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/materials-delete.md
- `non_job_appointments_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/non-job-appointments-delete.md
- `purchase_orders_cancel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/purchase-orders-cancel.md
- `purchase_orders_markup_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/purchase-orders-markup-delete.md
- `receipts_cancelreceipts` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/receipts-cancelreceipts.md
- `returns_cancel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/returns-cancel.md
- `services_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/services-delete.md
- `suppressions_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/suppressions-remove.md
- `team_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/team-delete.md
- `technician_shifts_bulk_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/technician-shifts-bulk-delete.md
- …and 423 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver.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=jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver