---
title: "update_variable_group"
description: "Rename a variable group."
sidebarTitle: "update_variable_group"
lastUpdated: "2026-09-23"
---

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Rename a variable group.

<Info>
  **Writes data · Idempotent · Calls external systems.**
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## Parameters

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `acknowledge` | boolean | No | Reset edit budget after user approval |
| `group_id` | number | Yes | Variable group id |
| `name` | string | Yes | New group name |

## Example arguments

Illustrative arguments an agent supplies when calling this tool:

```json
{
  "group_id": 0,
  "name": "string"
}
```

## Description

```text
Variant management has moved to dedicated variants_* tools (add_variant, remove_variant, rename_variant, set_default_variant, copy_variant_values).
```

## Related

- [`add_variant`](/mcp/tools/variables/add_variant)
- [`remove_variant`](/mcp/tools/variables/remove_variant)
- [`rename_variant`](/mcp/tools/variables/rename_variant)
- [`set_default_variant`](/mcp/tools/variables/set_default_variant)
- [`copy_variant_values`](/mcp/tools/variables/copy_variant_values)

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