# update_metaobject_definition

Update an existing metaobject definition

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

## Facts

- Tool: `update_metaobject_definition`
- 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_metaobject_definition",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why update_metaobject_definition is rated Medium

This tool modifies existing metaobject definitions, which are reversible changes (definitions can be updated again or reverted). However, the severity is elevated to 'high' because updating metaobject definitions can have significant blast radius—changes to schema definitions could affect data validation, storage, and retrieval across multiple dependent resources and integrations in a Shopify store.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name is 'update_metaobject_definition' with description 'Update an existing metaobject definition'. The verb 'update' indicates modification of existing data."

## Use case

AI agents use update_metaobject_definition 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_metaobject_definition": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "update_metaobject_definition_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