# upsert_contact

Create or update contact based on email/phone (smart merge)

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `upsert_contact`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp/upsert-contact

## Facts

- Tool: `upsert_contact`
- Server: GoHighLevel MCP Server (`mindflowedstudios/mindflowed_mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/mindflowedstudios/mindflowed_mcp
- 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": "upsert_contact",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why upsert_contact is rated Medium

This tool creates new contacts or updates existing ones—both reversible write operations. While it can modify data, changes can be undone (corrected or reverted). The 'smart merge' capability suggests it may consolidate duplicate records, which is a write operation but not destructive since the underlying data is preserved in the merge.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool is described as 'Create or update contact' which are reversible write operations. The 'smart merge' indicates it modifies existing records based on email/phone matching."

## Use case

AI agents use upsert_contact 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on GoHighLevel MCP Server (254)

- `bulk_delete_social_posts` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp/bulk-delete-social-posts.md
- `cancel_scheduled_email` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp/cancel-scheduled-email.md
- `cancel_scheduled_message` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp/cancel-scheduled-message.md
- `delete_appointment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp/delete-appointment.md
- `delete_appointment_note` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp/delete-appointment-note.md
- `delete_calendar` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp/delete-calendar.md
- `delete_calendar_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp/delete-calendar-group.md
- `delete_calendar_notification` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp/delete-calendar-notification.md
- `delete_calendar_resource_equipment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp/delete-calendar-resource-equipment.md
- `delete_calendar_resource_room` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp/delete-calendar-resource-room.md
- `delete_contact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp/delete-contact.md
- `delete_contact_note` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp/delete-contact-note.md
- `delete_contact_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp/delete-contact-task.md
- `delete_conversation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp/delete-conversation.md
- `delete_coupon` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp/delete-coupon.md
- `delete_custom_provider_integration` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp/delete-custom-provider-integration.md
- `delete_email_template` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp/delete-email-template.md
- `delete_invoice_template` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp/delete-invoice-template.md
- `delete_location` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp/delete-location.md
- `delete_location_custom_field` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp/delete-location-custom-field.md
- `delete_location_custom_value` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp/delete-location-custom-value.md
- `delete_location_tag` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp/delete-location-tag.md
- `delete_location_template` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp/delete-location-template.md
- `delete_media_file` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp/delete-media-file.md
- `delete_object_record` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp/delete-object-record.md
- `delete_opportunity` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp/delete-opportunity.md
- `delete_social_account` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp/delete-social-account.md
- `delete_social_post` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp/delete-social-post.md
- `ghl_delete_association` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp/ghl-delete-association.md
- `ghl_delete_custom_field` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp/ghl-delete-custom-field.md
- …and 224 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp.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=mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/mindflowedstudios-mindflowed-mcp