Update the delivery status of a message
AI agents use update_message_status to create or update resources in GoHighLevel MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your GoHighLevel MCP Server environment.
This tool modifies message metadata (delivery status) reversibly without deleting data or executing arbitrary operations. It falls under Write category as it updates existing data. Severity is medium because incorrect status updates could affect message tracking and business communications reliability, but the change is reversible and does not destroy data or create financial obligations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'update_message_status' and description 'Update the delivery status of a message' indicate modification of existing message records.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access update_message_status gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and GoHighLevel MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for update_message_status:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"update_message_status": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "update_message_status_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}update_message_status stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Update the delivery status of a message. It is categorised as a Write tool in the GoHighLevel MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the GoHighLevel MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for update_message_status: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches GoHighLevel MCP Server. Nothing to install.
update_message_status is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the update_message_status rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for update_message_status. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
update_message_status is provided by the GoHighLevel MCP Server MCP server (mastanley13/gohighlevel-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 255 GoHighLevel MCP Server tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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