# custom_update_custom_activity_type

[CUSTOM] Calls the Marketo REST API directly (not Adobe's native MCP).

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `custom_update_custom_activity_type`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp/custom-update-custom-activity-type

## Facts

- Tool: `custom_update_custom_activity_type`
- Server: Marketo MCP Server (`tyron-pretorius/marketo-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/tyron-pretorius/marketo-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": "custom_update_custom_activity_type",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why custom_update_custom_activity_type is rated Medium

The tool name contains 'update', indicating it modifies an existing custom activity type in Marketo. This is a Write operation as it changes configuration data. Severity is high because modifying activity type definitions can affect how leads and activities are tracked across the entire Marketo instance, potentially breaking downstream workflows, smart campaigns, and reporting.

From the tool's own definition: "'custom_update_custom_activity_type' — 'update' implies modifying existing data; 'Calls the Marketo REST API directly'"

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on Marketo MCP Server (297)

- `custom_cancel_lead_export_job` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp/custom-cancel-lead-export-job.md
- `custom_delete_companies` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp/custom-delete-companies.md
- `custom_delete_custom_activity_type` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp/custom-delete-custom-activity-type.md
- `custom_delete_custom_activity_type_attributes` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp/custom-delete-custom-activity-type-attributes.md
- `custom_delete_custom_object_type` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp/custom-delete-custom-object-type.md
- `custom_delete_custom_object_type_fields` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp/custom-delete-custom-object-type-fields.md
- `custom_delete_custom_objects` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp/custom-delete-custom-objects.md
- `custom_delete_email` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp/custom-delete-email.md
- `custom_delete_email_module` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp/custom-delete-email-module.md
- `custom_delete_email_template` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp/custom-delete-email-template.md
- `custom_delete_email_template2` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp/custom-delete-email-template2.md
- `custom_delete_email2` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp/custom-delete-email2.md
- `custom_delete_folder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp/custom-delete-folder.md
- `custom_delete_form` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp/custom-delete-form.md
- `custom_delete_form_field` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp/custom-delete-form-field.md
- `custom_delete_form_fieldset_field` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp/custom-delete-form-fieldset-field.md
- `custom_delete_fragment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp/custom-delete-fragment.md
- `custom_delete_landing_page` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp/custom-delete-landing-page.md
- `custom_delete_landing_page_content_section` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp/custom-delete-landing-page-content-section.md
- `custom_delete_landing_page_template` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp/custom-delete-landing-page-template.md
- `custom_delete_leads` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp/custom-delete-leads.md
- `custom_delete_named_account_lists` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp/custom-delete-named-account-lists.md
- `custom_delete_named_accounts` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp/custom-delete-named-accounts.md
- `custom_delete_opportunities` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp/custom-delete-opportunities.md
- `custom_delete_opportunity_roles` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp/custom-delete-opportunity-roles.md
- `custom_delete_program` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp/custom-delete-program.md
- `custom_delete_program_members` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp/custom-delete-program-members.md
- `custom_delete_redirect_rule` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp/custom-delete-redirect-rule.md
- `custom_delete_sales_persons` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp/custom-delete-sales-persons.md
- `custom_delete_smart_campaign` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp/custom-delete-smart-campaign.md
- …and 267 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp.md

## For agents

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- 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=tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/tyron-pretorius-marketo-mcp