# update_automation

Update an automation by id. Pass only the fields to change (name, description, type, status, rule).

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `update_automation`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/webcake-storefront/update-automation

## Facts

- Tool: `update_automation`
- Server: Webcake Storefront (`webcake-storefront-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/webcake-storefront.md
- Install: `npx -y webcake-storefront-mcp`
- Homepage: git+https://github.com/vuluu2k/webcake-storefront-mcp.git
- 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_automation",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why update_automation is rated Medium

This tool creates or modifies data reversibly. It updates automation configurations (name, description, type, status, rule) without deleting them. While automations could trigger consequential actions (e.g., customer emails, inventory changes), the tool itself only modifies the automation definition, not executes it.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name contains 'update' and description states 'Update an automation by id. Pass only the fields to change (name, description, type, status, rule).' — modifies existing automations reversibly."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on Webcake Storefront (286)

- `clear_page_draft` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/webcake-storefront/clear-page-draft.md
- `delete_affiliate_accounts` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/webcake-storefront/delete-affiliate-accounts.md
- `delete_affiliate_products` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/webcake-storefront/delete-affiliate-products.md
- `delete_appointment_addresses` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/webcake-storefront/delete-appointment-addresses.md
- `delete_appointment_calendars` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/webcake-storefront/delete-appointment-calendars.md
- `delete_appointment_classifies` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/webcake-storefront/delete-appointment-classifies.md
- `delete_appointment_employees` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/webcake-storefront/delete-appointment-employees.md
- `delete_article` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/webcake-storefront/delete-article.md
- `delete_automation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/webcake-storefront/delete-automation.md
- `delete_collection` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/webcake-storefront/delete-collection.md
- `delete_contacts` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/webcake-storefront/delete-contacts.md
- `delete_course` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/webcake-storefront/delete-course.md
- `delete_courses` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/webcake-storefront/delete-courses.md
- `delete_domain` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/webcake-storefront/delete-domain.md
- `delete_employees` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/webcake-storefront/delete-employees.md
- `delete_global_section` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/webcake-storefront/delete-global-section.md
- `delete_global_source` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/webcake-storefront/delete-global-source.md
- `delete_page` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/webcake-storefront/delete-page.md
- `delete_partner_feeds` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/webcake-storefront/delete-partner-feeds.md
- `delete_product` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/webcake-storefront/delete-product.md
- `delete_product_category` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/webcake-storefront/delete-product-category.md
- `delete_redirect_urls` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/webcake-storefront/delete-redirect-urls.md
- `delete_saved_filter` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/webcake-storefront/delete-saved-filter.md
- `delete_site_utms` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/webcake-storefront/delete-site-utms.md
- `delete_subscribers` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/webcake-storefront/delete-subscribers.md
- `empty_media_trash` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/webcake-storefront/empty-media-trash.md
- `remove_font` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/webcake-storefront/remove-font.md
- `remove_font_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/webcake-storefront/remove-font-group.md
- `remove_reviews` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/webcake-storefront/remove-reviews.md
- `unblock_all_phone_customers` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/webcake-storefront/unblock-all-phone-customers.md
- …and 256 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/webcake-storefront.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=webcake-storefront · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/webcake-storefront