# update_repo_topics

Set the topics for a repository (replaces all existing topics)

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `update_repo_topics`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/sqcows-forgejo-mcp/update-repo-topics

## Facts

- Tool: `update_repo_topics`
- Server: Forgejo (`sqcows/forgejo-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/sqcows-forgejo-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/Sqcows/forgejo-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": "update_repo_topics",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why update_repo_topics is rated Medium

This tool creates or modifies data (repository topics) without permanently deleting anything. The operation is reversible since topics can be updated again to different values or cleared. While it affects repository metadata and could be misused to alter repo discoverability, it does not delete data irreversibly, execute arbitrary code, or involve financial transactions.

From the tool's own definition: "Set the topics for a repository (replaces all existing topics) — modifies repository metadata by replacing existing topics, a reversible write operation."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on Forgejo (456)

- `admin_delete_hook` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sqcows-forgejo-mcp/admin-delete-hook.md
- `admin_delete_quota_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sqcows-forgejo-mcp/admin-delete-quota-group.md
- `admin_delete_quota_rule` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sqcows-forgejo-mcp/admin-delete-quota-rule.md
- `admin_delete_runner` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sqcows-forgejo-mcp/admin-delete-runner.md
- `admin_delete_unadopted_repo` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sqcows-forgejo-mcp/admin-delete-unadopted-repo.md
- `admin_delete_user` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sqcows-forgejo-mcp/admin-delete-user.md
- `admin_delete_user_emails` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sqcows-forgejo-mcp/admin-delete-user-emails.md
- `admin_delete_user_key` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sqcows-forgejo-mcp/admin-delete-user-key.md
- `admin_delete_user_token` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sqcows-forgejo-mcp/admin-delete-user-token.md
- `admin_remove_quota_group_rule` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sqcows-forgejo-mcp/admin-remove-quota-group-rule.md
- `admin_remove_quota_group_user` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sqcows-forgejo-mcp/admin-remove-quota-group-user.md
- `clear_issue_labels` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sqcows-forgejo-mcp/clear-issue-labels.md
- `clear_repo_flags` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sqcows-forgejo-mcp/clear-repo-flags.md
- `delete_action_artifact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sqcows-forgejo-mcp/delete-action-artifact.md
- `delete_action_run` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sqcows-forgejo-mcp/delete-action-run.md
- `delete_branch` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sqcows-forgejo-mcp/delete-branch.md
- `delete_branch_protection` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sqcows-forgejo-mcp/delete-branch-protection.md
- `delete_comment_attachment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sqcows-forgejo-mcp/delete-comment-attachment.md
- `delete_commit_note` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sqcows-forgejo-mcp/delete-commit-note.md
- `delete_deploy_key` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sqcows-forgejo-mcp/delete-deploy-key.md
- `delete_file` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sqcows-forgejo-mcp/delete-file.md
- `delete_issue` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sqcows-forgejo-mcp/delete-issue.md
- `delete_issue_attachment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sqcows-forgejo-mcp/delete-issue-attachment.md
- `delete_issue_comment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sqcows-forgejo-mcp/delete-issue-comment.md
- `delete_issue_stopwatch` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sqcows-forgejo-mcp/delete-issue-stopwatch.md
- `delete_issue_tracked_time` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sqcows-forgejo-mcp/delete-issue-tracked-time.md
- `delete_label` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sqcows-forgejo-mcp/delete-label.md
- `delete_milestone` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sqcows-forgejo-mcp/delete-milestone.md
- `delete_my_action_secret` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sqcows-forgejo-mcp/delete-my-action-secret.md
- `delete_my_action_variable` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sqcows-forgejo-mcp/delete-my-action-variable.md
- …and 426 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/sqcows-forgejo-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=sqcows-forgejo-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/sqcows-forgejo-mcp