Update an existing record in a custom or standard object
AI agents use update_object_record 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 existing data in the GoHighLevel CRM system (records in custom or standard objects). The update operation is reversible — data can be modified again or restored. While it affects business-critical CRM data, it does not irreversibly delete data (Destructive), execute external code (Execute), move money (Financial), or trigger automated workflows beyond the update itself.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'update_object_record' and description 'Update an existing record in a custom or standard object' directly indicate modification of data.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access update_object_record 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_object_record:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"update_object_record": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "update_object_record_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}update_object_record 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 an existing record in a custom or standard object. 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_object_record: 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_object_record 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_object_record 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_object_record. 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_object_record 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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