# Update configuration override

PATCH https://api.elevenlabs.io/v1/convai/mcp-servers//tool-configs/
Content-Type: application/json

Update configuration overrides for a specific MCP tool.

Reference: https://elevenlabs.io/docs/api-reference/mcp/tool-configuration/update

## Servers

- `https://api.elevenlabs.io` (Production, default)
- `https://api.us.elevenlabs.io` (Production US)
- `https://api.eu.residency.elevenlabs.io` (Production EU)
- `https://api.in.residency.elevenlabs.io` (Production India)
- `https://api.sg.residency.elevenlabs.io` (Production Singapore)

## Request

### Path parameters

- `mcp_server_id` (string, required) — ID of the MCP Server.
- `tool_name` (string, required) — Name of the MCP tool to update config overrides for.

### Query parameters

- `environment` (string, optional, default: production) — Environment whose values are used when the MCP server URL, headers, or auth connection reference environment variables. Mirrors the environment a conversation would run in; defaults to production.

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects a MCPToolConfigOverrideUpdateRequestModel.

- `pre_tool_speech` (enum, optional, nullable, default: auto) — If set, overrides the server's pre\_tool\_speech setting for this tool.
  - Allowed values: `auto`, `force`, `off`
- `interruption_mode` (enum, optional, nullable, default: allow) — If set, overrides the server's interruption\_mode setting for this tool.
  - Allowed values: `allow`, `disable_during_tool`, `disable_during_tool_and_turn`
- `tool_call_sound` (McpToolConfigOverrideUpdateRequestModelToolCallSound, optional, nullable) — Overrides the server's tool\_call\_sound setting for this tool. A sound name plays that sound; 'off' overrides to no sound (silence); null means do not override (inherit the server default).
- `tool_call_sound_behavior` (enum, optional, nullable, default: auto) — If set, overrides the server's tool\_call\_sound\_behavior setting for this tool
  - Allowed values: `auto`, `always`
- `execution_mode` (enum, optional, nullable, default: immediate) — If set, overrides the server's execution\_mode setting for this tool
  - Allowed values: `immediate`, `post_tool_speech`, `async`
- `response_timeout_secs` (integer, optional, nullable) — If set, overrides the server's response timeout for this MCP tool.
- `assignments` (list of DynamicVariableAssignment, optional, nullable) — Dynamic variable assignments for this MCP tool
- `input_overrides` (map from string to McpToolConfigOverrideUpdateRequestModelInputOverrides, optional, nullable) — Mapping of json path to input override configuration
- `response_mocks` (list of ToolResponseMockConfig-Input, optional, nullable) — Mock responses with optional parameter conditions. Evaluated top-to-bottom; first match wins.
- `force_pre_tool_speech` (boolean, optional, nullable, deprecated) — DEPRECATED: use `pre_tool_speech` instead. If set, overrides the server's force\_pre\_tool\_speech setting for this tool.
- `disable_interruptions` (boolean, optional, nullable, deprecated) — DEPRECATED: use `interruption_mode` instead. If set, overrides the server's disable\_interruptions setting for this tool.

## Response

### 200

Successful Response

- `id` (string, required)
- `config` (MCPServerConfig-Output, required)
- `metadata` (MCPServerMetadataResponseModel, required) — The metadata of the MCP Server
- `access_info` (ResourceAccessInfo, optional, nullable) — The access information of the MCP Server
- `dependent_agents` (list of McpServerResponseModelDependentAgentsItems, optional) — List of agents that depend on this MCP Server.

## Errors

### 404 Not Found Error

Tool config override not found

- `any`

### 422 Unprocessable Entity Error

Validation Error

- `detail` (list of ValidationError, optional)

## Types

### McpToolConfigOverrideUpdateRequestModelToolCallSound

Overrides the server's tool\_call\_sound setting for this tool. A sound name plays that sound; 'off' overrides to no sound (silence); null means do not override (inherit the server default).

### DynamicVariableAssignment

Configuration for extracting values from tool responses and assigning them to dynamic variables.

- `dynamic_variable` (string, required) — The name of the dynamic variable to assign the extracted value to
- `value_path` (string, required) — Dot notation path to extract the value from the source (e.g., 'user.name' or 'data.0.id')
- `source` ("response", optional, default: response) — The source to extract the value from. Currently only 'response' is supported.
- `sanitize` (boolean, optional, default: false) — If true, this assignment's value will be removed from the tool response before sending to the LLM and transcript, but still processed for variable assignment.
- `preserve_native_type` (boolean, optional, default: false) — If true, non-scalar values (lists, objects) extracted from the tool response are stored as their native type instead of being stringified to JSON. Enable this to use extracted arrays directly as list dynamic variables.

### McpToolConfigOverrideUpdateRequestModelInputOverrides

- `source`: `constant` (ConstantSchemaOverride)
  - `constant_value` (WorkflowToolLocatorSchemaOverridesDiscriminatorMappingConstantConstantValue, required, nullable) — The constant value to use
- `source`: `dynamic_variable` (DynamicVariableSchemaOverride)
  - `dynamic_variable` (string, required) — The name of the dynamic variable to use
- `source`: `llm` (LLMSchemaOverride)
  - `prompt` (string, optional, nullable) — Prompt override for the LLM. If not provided, the original schema description is used.
- `source`: `omit` (OmitSchemaOverride)

### ToolResponseMockConfig-Input

- `mock_result` (string, required) — The return value the LLM sees when this mock is active.
- `parameter_conditions` (list of UnitTestToolCallParameter, optional) — If the list is empty, the mock will always activate.
- `is_error` (boolean, optional, default: false) — If true, the mock result is surfaced to the LLM as a tool error rather than a successful result.

### MCPServerConfig-Output

- `url` (McpServerConfigOutputUrl, required) — The URL of the MCP server, if this contains a secret please store as a workspace secret, otherwise store as a plain string. Must use https
- `name` (string, required)
- `approval_policy` (enum, optional, default: require\_approval\_all) — Defines the MCP server-level approval policy for tool execution.
  - Allowed values: `auto_approve_all`, `require_approval_all`, `require_approval_per_tool`
- `tool_approval_hashes` (list of MCPToolApprovalHash, optional) — List of tool approval hashes for per-tool approval when approval\_policy is REQUIRE\_APPROVAL\_PER\_TOOL
- `transport` (enum, optional, default: SSE) — The transport type used to connect to the MCP server
  - Allowed values: `SSE`, `STREAMABLE_HTTP`
- `secret_token` (McpServerConfigOutputSecretToken, optional, nullable) — The secret token (Authorization header) stored as a workspace secret or in-place secret
- `request_headers` (map from string to McpServerConfigOutputRequestHeaders, optional) — The headers included in the request
- `request_meta` (map from string to McpServerConfigOutputRequestMeta, optional) — Entries sent in the MCP `_meta` field of tools/call requests. Values may be JSON scalars, or references to a workspace secret, dynamic variable, or environment variable resolved per call.
- `auth_connection` (McpServerConfigOutputAuthConnection, optional, nullable) — Optional auth connection to use for authentication with this MCP server
- `description` (string, optional, default: )
- `pre_tool_speech` (enum, optional, default: auto) — Controls whether the agent speaks before this tool is called. 'auto' (default) decides based on recent tool latency, 'force' always asks the agent to speak, 'off' fully opts out regardless of latency. Applies to every tool from this MCP server unless overridden per tool.
  - Allowed values: `auto`, `force`, `off`
- `interruption_mode` (enum, optional, default: allow) — Controls whether the user can interrupt the agent around this tool call. 'allow' (default) lets the user interrupt at any time, 'disable\_during\_tool' suppresses interruptions only while the tool is running, 'disable\_during\_tool\_and\_turn' suppresses interruptions while the tool runs and for the agent response that follows it. Applies to every tool from this MCP server unless overridden per tool.
  - Allowed values: `allow`, `disable_during_tool`, `disable_during_tool_and_turn`
- `tool_call_sound` (enum, optional, nullable) — Predefined tool call sound type to play during tool execution for all tools from this MCP server
  - Allowed values: `typing`, `elevator1`, `elevator2`, `elevator3`, `elevator4`
- `tool_call_sound_behavior` (enum, optional, default: auto) — Determines when the tool call sound should play for all tools from this MCP server
  - Allowed values: `auto`, `always`
- `execution_mode` (enum, optional, default: immediate) — Determines when and how all tools from this MCP server execute: 'immediate' executes the tool right away when requested by the LLM, 'post\_tool\_speech' waits for the agent to finish speaking before executing, 'async' runs the tool in the background without blocking - best for long-running operations.
  - Allowed values: `immediate`, `post_tool_speech`, `async`
- `response_timeout_secs` (integer, optional, default: 30) — The maximum time in seconds to wait for each MCP tool call to complete. Must be between 5 and 300 seconds (inclusive).
- `tool_config_overrides` (list of MCPToolConfigOverride-Output, optional) — List of per-tool configuration overrides that override the server-level defaults for specific tools
- `disable_compression` (boolean, optional, default: false) — Whether to disable HTTP compression for this MCP server. Enable this if the server does not support compressed responses.
- `force_pre_tool_speech` (boolean, optional, default: false, deprecated) — DEPRECATED: use `pre_tool_speech` instead. If true, all tools from this MCP server will require pre-tool execution speech.
- `disable_interruptions` (boolean, optional, default: false, deprecated) — DEPRECATED: use `interruption_mode` instead. If true, the user will not be able to interrupt the agent while any tool from this MCP server is running.

### MCPServerMetadataResponseModel

- `created_at` (integer, required)
- `owner_user_id` (string, optional, nullable)

### ResourceAccessInfo

- `is_creator` (boolean, required) — Whether the user making the request is the creator of the agent
- `creator_name` (string, required) — Name of the agent's creator
- `creator_email` (string, required) — Email of the agent's creator
- `role` (enum, required) — The role of the user making the request
  - Allowed values: `admin`, `editor`, `commenter`, `viewer`
- `anonymous_access_level_override` (enum, optional, nullable) — The access level for anonymous users. If None, the resource is not shared publicly.
  - Allowed values: `admin`, `editor`, `commenter`, `viewer`
- `access_source` (enum, optional, nullable) — Why the requesting user has access to this resource. 'creator' = caller is the owner. 'explicit' = caller (or one of their workspace groups) is listed in role\_to\_group\_ids beyond the workspace-wide everyone group. 'workspace\_default' = the workspace-wide everyone group is listed in role\_to\_group\_ids (every non-anon workspace member, including admins, sees this resource). 'workspace\_admin' = caller is a workspace admin and the admin seat is the _only_ path to access; reserved for docs nobody else can see. Lets the UI disclose why an admin-bypass viewer sees a doc that wasn't explicitly shared with them.
  - Allowed values: `creator`, `explicit`, `workspace_admin`, `workspace_default`

### McpServerResponseModelDependentAgentsItems

- `type`: `available` (DependentAvailableAgentIdentifier)
  - `access_level` (enum, required)
    - Allowed values: `admin`, `editor`, `commenter`, `viewer`
  - `created_at_unix_secs` (integer, required)
  - `id` (string, required)
  - `name` (string, required)
  - `referenced_resource_ids` (list of string, optional) — If the agent is a transitive dependent, contains IDs of the resources that the agent depends on directly.
- `type`: `unknown` (DependentUnknownAgentIdentifier)
  - `id` (string, required)
  - `referenced_resource_ids` (list of string, optional) — If the agent is a transitive dependent, contains IDs of the resources that the agent depends on directly.

### ValidationError

- `loc` (list of ValidationErrorLocItems, required)
- `msg` (string, required)
- `type` (string, required)

### WorkflowToolLocatorSchemaOverridesDiscriminatorMappingConstantConstantValue

The constant value to use

### UnitTestToolCallParameter

- `eval` (UnitTestToolCallParameterEval, required)
- `path` (string, required)

### McpServerConfigOutputUrl

The URL of the MCP server, if this contains a secret please store as a workspace secret, otherwise store as a plain string. Must use https

### MCPToolApprovalHash

Model for storing tool approval hashes for per-tool approval.

- `tool_name` (string, required) — The name of the MCP tool
- `tool_hash` (string, required) — SHA256 hash of the tool's parameters and description
- `approval_policy` (enum, optional, default: requires\_approval) — The approval policy for this tool
  - Allowed values: `auto_approved`, `requires_approval`

### McpServerConfigOutputSecretToken

The secret token (Authorization header) stored as a workspace secret or in-place secret

### McpServerConfigOutputRequestHeaders

### McpServerConfigOutputRequestMeta

### McpServerConfigOutputAuthConnection

Optional auth connection to use for authentication with this MCP server

### MCPToolConfigOverride-Output

- `tool_name` (string, required) — The name of the MCP tool
- `pre_tool_speech` (enum, optional, nullable, default: auto) — If set, overrides the server's pre\_tool\_speech setting for this tool.
  - Allowed values: `auto`, `force`, `off`
- `interruption_mode` (enum, optional, nullable, default: allow) — If set, overrides the server's interruption\_mode setting for this tool.
  - Allowed values: `allow`, `disable_during_tool`, `disable_during_tool_and_turn`
- `tool_call_sound` (McpToolConfigOverrideOutputToolCallSound, optional, nullable) — Overrides the server's tool\_call\_sound setting for this tool. A sound name plays that sound; 'off' overrides to no sound (silence); null means do not override (inherit the server default).
- `tool_call_sound_behavior` (enum, optional, nullable, default: auto) — If set, overrides the server's tool\_call\_sound\_behavior setting for this tool
  - Allowed values: `auto`, `always`
- `execution_mode` (enum, optional, nullable, default: immediate) — If set, overrides the server's execution\_mode setting for this tool
  - Allowed values: `immediate`, `post_tool_speech`, `async`
- `response_timeout_secs` (integer, optional, nullable) — If set, overrides the server's response timeout for this MCP tool (seconds).
- `assignments` (list of DynamicVariableAssignment, optional) — Dynamic variable assignments for this MCP tool
- `input_overrides` (map from string to McpToolConfigOverrideOutputInputOverrides, optional, nullable) — Mapping of json path to input override configuration
- `response_mocks` (list of ToolResponseMockConfig-Output, optional, nullable) — Mock responses with optional parameter conditions. Evaluated top-to-bottom; first match wins.
- `force_pre_tool_speech` (boolean, optional, nullable, deprecated) — DEPRECATED: use `pre_tool_speech` instead. If set, overrides the server's force\_pre\_tool\_speech setting for this tool.
- `disable_interruptions` (boolean, optional, nullable, deprecated) — DEPRECATED: use `interruption_mode` instead. If set, overrides the server's disable\_interruptions setting for this tool.

### ValidationErrorLocItems

### UnitTestToolCallParameterEval

- `type`: `anything` (MatchAnythingParameterEvaluationStrategy)
- `type`: `exact` (ExactParameterEvaluationStrategy)
  - `expected_value` (string, required) — The exact string value that the parameter must match.
- `type`: `llm` (LLMParameterEvaluationStrategy)
  - `description` (string, required) — A description of the evaluation strategy to use for the test.
- `type`: `regex` (RegexParameterEvaluationStrategy)
  - `pattern` (string, required) — A regex pattern to match the agent's response against.

### ConvAISecretLocator

Used to reference a secret from the agent's secret store.

- `secret_id` (string, required)

### ConvAIUserSecretDBModel

User-specific secret model that are not shared with other users in a workspace.

- `name` (string, required)
- `encrypted_value` (string, required)
- `nonce` (string, required)
- `id` (string, required)

### ConvAIDynamicVariable

Used to reference a dynamic variable.

- `variable_name` (string, required)

### ConvAIEnvVarLocator

Used to reference an environment variable by label.

- `env_var_label` (string, required)

### AuthConnectionLocator

Used to reference an auth connection from the workspace's auth connection store.

- `auth_connection_id` (string, required)

### EnvironmentAuthConnectionLocator

References an environment variable of type 'auth\_connection' by label. At runtime, resolves to the auth connection for the current environment, falling back to the default environment.

- `env_var_label` (string, required)

### McpToolConfigOverrideOutputToolCallSound

Overrides the server's tool\_call\_sound setting for this tool. A sound name plays that sound; 'off' overrides to no sound (silence); null means do not override (inherit the server default).

### McpToolConfigOverrideOutputInputOverrides

- `source`: `constant` (ConstantSchemaOverride)
  - `constant_value` (WorkflowToolLocatorSchemaOverridesDiscriminatorMappingConstantConstantValue, required, nullable) — The constant value to use
- `source`: `dynamic_variable` (DynamicVariableSchemaOverride)
  - `dynamic_variable` (string, required) — The name of the dynamic variable to use
- `source`: `llm` (LLMSchemaOverride)
  - `prompt` (string, optional, nullable) — Prompt override for the LLM. If not provided, the original schema description is used.
- `source`: `omit` (OmitSchemaOverride)

### ToolResponseMockConfig-Output

- `mock_result` (string, required) — The return value the LLM sees when this mock is active.
- `parameter_conditions` (list of UnitTestToolCallParameter, optional) — If the list is empty, the mock will always activate.
- `is_error` (boolean, optional, default: false) — If true, the mock result is surfaced to the LLM as a tool error rather than a successful result.

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "id": "string",
  "config": {
    "url": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "approval_policy": "require_approval_all",
    "tool_approval_hashes": [
      {
        "tool_name": "string",
        "tool_hash": "string",
        "approval_policy": "requires_approval"
      }
    ],
    "transport": "SSE",
    "secret_token": {
      "secret_id": "string"
    },
    "request_headers": {},
    "request_meta": {},
    "auth_connection": {
      "auth_connection_id": "string"
    },
    "description": "",
    "pre_tool_speech": "auto",
    "interruption_mode": "allow",
    "tool_call_sound": "typing",
    "tool_call_sound_behavior": "auto",
    "execution_mode": "immediate",
    "response_timeout_secs": 30,
    "tool_config_overrides": [
      {
        "tool_name": "string",
        "pre_tool_speech": "auto",
        "interruption_mode": "allow",
        "tool_call_sound": "typing",
        "tool_call_sound_behavior": "auto",
        "execution_mode": "immediate",
        "response_timeout_secs": 1,
        "assignments": [
          {
            "dynamic_variable": "string",
            "value_path": "string",
            "source": "response",
            "sanitize": false,
            "preserve_native_type": false
          }
        ],
        "input_overrides": {},
        "response_mocks": [
          {
            "mock_result": "string",
            "parameter_conditions": [
              {
                "eval": {
                  "description": "string",
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "path": "string"
              }
            ],
            "is_error": false
          }
        ],
        "force_pre_tool_speech": true,
        "disable_interruptions": true
      }
    ],
    "disable_compression": false,
    "force_pre_tool_speech": false,
    "disable_interruptions": false
  },
  "metadata": {
    "created_at": 1,
    "owner_user_id": "string"
  },
  "access_info": {
    "is_creator": true,
    "creator_name": "John Doe",
    "creator_email": "john.doe@example.com",
    "role": "admin",
    "access_source": "creator"
  },
  "dependent_agents": [
    {
      "type": "available",
      "access_level": "admin",
      "created_at_unix_secs": 1,
      "id": "string",
      "name": "string",
      "referenced_resource_ids": [
        "string"
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```

**SDK Code**

```typescript
import { ElevenLabsClient } from "@elevenlabs/elevenlabs-js";

async function main() {
    const client = new ElevenLabsClient();
    await client.conversationalAi.mcpServers.toolConfigs.update("mcp_server_id", "tool_name", {});
}
main();

```

```python
from elevenlabs import ElevenLabs

client = ElevenLabs()

client.conversational_ai.mcp_servers.tool_configs.update(
    mcp_server_id="mcp_server_id",
    tool_name="tool_name",
)

```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.elevenlabs.io/v1/convai/mcp-servers/mcp_server_id/tool-configs/tool_name"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("PATCH", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.elevenlabs.io/v1/convai/mcp-servers/mcp_server_id/tool-configs/tool_name")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.patch("https://api.elevenlabs.io/v1/convai/mcp-servers/mcp_server_id/tool-configs/tool_name")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('PATCH', 'https://api.elevenlabs.io/v1/convai/mcp-servers/mcp_server_id/tool-configs/tool_name', [
  'body' => '{}',
  'headers' => [
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.elevenlabs.io/v1/convai/mcp-servers/mcp_server_id/tool-configs/tool_name");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.PATCH);
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Content-Type": "application/json"]
let parameters = [] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.elevenlabs.io/v1/convai/mcp-servers/mcp_server_id/tool-configs/tool_name")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "PATCH"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```

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