# update-dictionary-item

Updates a dictionary item by Id

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `update-dictionary-item`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/update-dictionary-item

## Facts

- Tool: `update-dictionary-item`
- Server: Mcp Dev (`@umbraco-cms/mcp-dev`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev.md
- Install: `npx -y @umbraco-cms/mcp-dev`
- Homepage: git+https://github.com/umbraco/Umbraco-CMS-MCP-Dev.git
- 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": "update-dictionary-item",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why update-dictionary-item is rated Medium

This tool modifies existing data (a dictionary item) reversibly. Users can update it again or restore from backups if needed, so it is not destructive. The blast radius is medium: misconfiguration could corrupt multilingual content or site strings, but impact is scoped to a single item and reversible.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name contains 'update' and description states 'Updates a dictionary item by Id' — a dictionary item is user-defined content in Umbraco CMS, making this a data modification operation."

## Use case

AI agents use update-dictionary-item to create or update resources in Mcp Dev, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Mcp Dev environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "update-dictionary-item": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "update-dictionary-item_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Mcp Dev (418)

- `create-document-version-rollback` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/create-document-version-rollback.md
- `delete-data-type` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-data-type.md
- `delete-data-type-folder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-data-type-folder.md
- `delete-dictionary-item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-dictionary-item.md
- `delete-document` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-document.md
- `delete-document-blueprint` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-document-blueprint.md
- `delete-document-blueprint-folder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-document-blueprint-folder.md
- `delete-document-public-access` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-document-public-access.md
- `delete-document-recycle-bin-item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-document-recycle-bin-item.md
- `delete-document-type` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-document-type.md
- `delete-document-type-folder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-document-type-folder.md
- `delete-element` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-element.md
- `delete-element-folder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-element-folder.md
- `delete-element-folder-from-recycle-bin` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-element-folder-from-recycle-bin.md
- `delete-element-from-recycle-bin` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-element-from-recycle-bin.md
- `delete-from-recycle-bin` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-from-recycle-bin.md
- `delete-language` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-language.md
- `delete-log-viewer-saved-search-by-name` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-log-viewer-saved-search-by-name.md
- `delete-media` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-media.md
- `delete-media-from-recycle-bin` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-media-from-recycle-bin.md
- `delete-media-recycle-bin-item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-media-recycle-bin-item.md
- `delete-media-type` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-media-type.md
- `delete-media-type-folder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-media-type-folder.md
- `delete-member` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-member.md
- `delete-member-group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-member-group.md
- `delete-member-type` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-member-type.md
- `delete-partial-view` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-partial-view.md
- `delete-partial-view-folder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-partial-view-folder.md
- `delete-redirect` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-redirect.md
- `delete-script` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev/delete-script.md
- …and 388 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-dev.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=mcp-dev · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/mcp-dev