Edit object types

Object types evolve over time as domains mature, applications grow, and governance requirements become clearer.

Current editable fields

UpdateObjectTypeRequest currently allows updates to:

• display_name
• description
• primary_key_property
• icon
• color

The stable name is not currently part of the update payload, which is a healthy signal that OpenFoundry is already treating it as a durable semantic identifier.

Current update flow

editor
  -> PATCH/PUT ontology type endpoint
  -> ontology-service updates mutable metadata
  -> updated_at changes
  -> downstream applications consume revised semantics

Why this matters

Editing should be cheap for presentation and explanatory metadata, but more controlled for keys and relationships because those changes ripple into:

• object ingestion
• workflow assumptions
• search behavior
• application contracts