# update_customer

Update an existing customer

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `update_customer`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp/update-customer

## Facts

- Tool: `update_customer`
- Server: Shopify Graphql (`uvu-store/shopify-graphql-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/UVU-Store/shopify-graphql-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_customer",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why update_customer is rated Medium

The tool creates or modifies data reversibly by updating customer records. While it affects customer information (which could include contact details, addresses, preferences), the changes are reversible and do not constitute deletion, financial transactions, or arbitrary code execution.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name is 'update_customer' and description states 'Update an existing customer'. This modifies existing customer data within a Shopify store."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on Shopify Graphql (318)

- `cancel_fulfillment_order` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp/cancel-fulfillment-order.md
- `cancel_order` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp/cancel-order.md
- `cancel_subscription_contract` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp/cancel-subscription-contract.md
- `delete_app_proxy` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp/delete-app-proxy.md
- `delete_cart_transform` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp/delete-cart-transform.md
- `delete_channel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp/delete-channel.md
- `delete_collection` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp/delete-collection.md
- `delete_company` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp/delete-company.md
- `delete_company_contact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp/delete-company-contact.md
- `delete_custom_fulfillment_service` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp/delete-custom-fulfillment-service.md
- `delete_custom_pixel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp/delete-custom-pixel.md
- `delete_customer` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp/delete-customer.md
- `delete_customer_address` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp/delete-customer-address.md
- `delete_delivery_customization` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp/delete-delivery-customization.md
- `delete_delivery_option_generator` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp/delete-delivery-option-generator.md
- `delete_discount` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp/delete-discount.md
- `delete_draft_order` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp/delete-draft-order.md
- `delete_file` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp/delete-file.md
- `delete_fulfillment_constraint_rule` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp/delete-fulfillment-constraint-rule.md
- `delete_location` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp/delete-location.md
- `delete_market` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp/delete-market.md
- `delete_marketing_engagements` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp/delete-marketing-engagements.md
- `delete_marketing_event` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp/delete-marketing-event.md
- `delete_menu` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp/delete-menu.md
- `delete_metaobject` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp/delete-metaobject.md
- `delete_metaobject_definition` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp/delete-metaobject-definition.md
- `delete_order` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp/delete-order.md
- `delete_packing_slip_template` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp/delete-packing-slip-template.md
- `delete_page` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp/delete-page.md
- `delete_payment_customization` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp/delete-payment-customization.md
- …and 288 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-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=uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/uvu-store-shopify-graphql-mcp