# set_avatar

Upload image and set as profile avatar in one step.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `set_avatar`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts/set-avatar

## Facts

- Tool: `set_avatar`
- Server: Basis MCP Server (`launch-on-basis/mcp-ts`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/Launch-On-Basis/MCP-TS
- 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": "set_avatar",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why set_avatar is rated Medium

The operation creates or modifies data (setting a profile avatar) without permanent deletion or financial impact. While it involves file upload and profile modification, these are standard reversible write operations. No code execution, destruction, or financial transaction occurs. Severity is low because avatar changes are cosmetic and have minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states 'Upload image and set as profile avatar in one step.' This is a write operation that modifies user profile data (the avatar field) but is fully reversible—users can change their avatar again at any time."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on Basis MCP Server (203)

- `cancel_order` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts/cancel-order.md
- `delete_project_comment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts/delete-project-comment.md
- `delete_reef_comment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts/delete-reef-comment.md
- `delete_reef_post` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts/delete-reef-post.md
- `pm_cancel_order` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts/pm-cancel-order.md
- `remove_dev_share` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts/remove-dev-share.md
- `unfreeze_token` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts/unfreeze-token.md
- `link_moltbook` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts/link-moltbook.md
- `start_surge_tax` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts/start-surge-tax.md
- `sync_order` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts/sync-order.md
- `updown_cancel_stalled` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts/updown-cancel-stalled.md
- `veto_outcome` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts/veto-outcome.md
- `vote_on_dispute` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts/vote-on-dispute.md
- `bet` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts/bet.md
- `buy_multiple_orders` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts/buy-multiple-orders.md
- `buy_order` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts/buy-order.md
- `buy_orders_and_contract` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts/buy-orders-and-contract.md
- `buy_token` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts/buy-token.md
- `claim_bounty` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts/claim-bounty.md
- `claim_faucet` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts/claim-faucet.md
- `claim_leverage_liquidation` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts/claim-leverage-liquidation.md
- `close_leverage` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts/close-leverage.md
- `dispute_outcome` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts/dispute-outcome.md
- `finalize_market` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts/finalize-market.md
- `leverage_buy` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts/leverage-buy.md
- `pm_buy` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts/pm-buy.md
- `pm_buy_multiple_orders` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts/pm-buy-multiple-orders.md
- `pm_buy_order` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts/pm-buy-order.md
- `pm_buy_orders_and_contract` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts/pm-buy-orders-and-contract.md
- `pm_finalize` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts/pm-finalize.md
- …and 173 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts.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=launch-on-basis-mcp-ts · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/launch-on-basis-mcp-ts
