# update_message_flags

Update flags (read/unread, starred/unstarred) on a message by IMAP UID. Requires a message token with messages:write scope.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `update_message_flags`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/update-message-flags

## Facts

- Tool: `update_message_flags`
- Server: TrekMail MCP Server (`trekmail/mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/trekmail/mcp-server
- 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_message_flags",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why update_message_flags is rated Medium

This tool modifies message metadata reversibly without deleting data or executing arbitrary code. It changes the state of existing messages (flag status) but the changes can be undone by updating flags again. This is a classic Write operation.

From the tool's own definition: "update_message_flags updates (modifies) message flags such as read/unread and starred/unstarred status. The description explicitly states 'Update flags' and requires 'messages:write scope', indicating write-level permissions."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on TrekMail MCP Server (247)

- `bulk_action` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/bulk-action.md
- `cancel_bulk_migration` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/cancel-bulk-migration.md
- `cancel_migration` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/cancel-migration.md
- `cancel_scheduled` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/cancel-scheduled.md
- `change_mailbox_password` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/change-mailbox-password.md
- `confirm_delete_intent` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/confirm-delete-intent.md
- `create_delete_intent` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/create-delete-intent.md
- `delete_alias` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-alias.md
- `delete_bulk_migration` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-bulk-migration.md
- `delete_calendar_event` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-calendar-event.md
- `delete_cloudflare_token` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-cloudflare-token.md
- `delete_contact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-contact.md
- `delete_contact_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-contact-group.md
- `delete_domain` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-domain.md
- `delete_domain_smtp_profile` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-domain-smtp-profile.md
- `delete_external_account` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-external-account.md
- `delete_folder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-folder.md
- `delete_forwarding_address` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-forwarding-address.md
- `delete_identity` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-identity.md
- `delete_mail_rule` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-mail-rule.md
- `delete_message` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-message.md
- `delete_migration` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-migration.md
- `delete_smtp_connection` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-smtp-connection.md
- `delete_template` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/delete-template.md
- `drive_bulk_purge` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/drive-bulk-purge.md
- `drive_bulk_trash` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/drive-bulk-trash.md
- `drive_device_revoke` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/drive-device-revoke.md
- `drive_file_purge` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/drive-file-purge.md
- `drive_file_trash` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/drive-file-trash.md
- `drive_folder_purge` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server/drive-folder-purge.md
- …and 217 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/trekmail-mcp-server.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=trekmail-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/trekmail-mcp-server