# Update scene

> Update scene.

`PATCH https://api.cymatics.tech/v1/scenes/{scene}`

Scope: `models:write`

## Request

Send your key as `Authorization: Bearer cym_test_…`. Requires the `models:write` scope. Test keys read the simulator; live keys read your paired Cymos.

| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `scene` (SDK and CLI: `scene_id`) | path | `string` | Yes | Scene id |
| `Idempotency-Key` | header | `string` | No | Replays the first response for an identical request within the project and mode. |

## Request body

| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `name` | body | `string` | No |  |
| `models` | body | `object[]` | No |  |
| `capabilities` | body | `string[]` | No |  |
| `description` | body | `string` | No |  |

```json
{
  "name": "Bedroom",
  "models": [
    {
      "model_id": "model_vitals",
      "version": "demo-1"
    }
  ],
  "capabilities": [
    "capabilitie"
  ],
  "description": "description"
}
```

## Response

`200 · application/json`

```json
{
  "data": {
    "object": "scene",
    "id": "scene_continuous_care",
    "name": "Bedroom",
    "models": [
      {
        "model_id": "model_vitals",
        "version": "demo-1"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "req_01",
    "project_id": "proj_demo",
    "livemode": false,
    "generated_at": "2026-10-24T23:55:30.000Z"
  }
}
```

## Errors

| Status | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `429` | `rate_limit_exceeded`: Too many requests this minute for the key (or twice that across the project), or too many open streams for the project. Retry after the seconds in Retry-After.<br>`quota_exceeded`: A live key's project has used its monthly live-hour cap. There is no Retry-After. Don't retry; raise the live-hour cap in the dashboard. Headers: Retry-After, RateLimit-Limit, RateLimit-Remaining, RateLimit-Reset. |
| `503` | `live_unavailable`: This operation has no live data for this project yet (for example, no paired Cymo covers it). Don't retry the same request; pair a Cymo that covers it, or build against a test key.<br>`service_unavailable`: A dependency, such as API key verification, is unreachable, or the project is busy with another write. Retry after the seconds in Retry-After, with backoff. |
| `4XX` | Invalid request, credential, permission or revision. |
| `default` | Error with a stable code and request ID. |

Every error is a `{ error, meta }` envelope with a stable `code`. See [Errors](https://docs.cymatics.tech/errors) for each code and whether to retry.

## Call it

**TypeScript · @cymos/sdk**

```ts
import { Cymo } from "@cymos/sdk";

const cymo = new Cymo({ apiKey: process.env.CYMO_API_KEY! });

const { data, meta } = await cymo.scenes.update({
  scene_id: "scene_continuous_care",
  name: "Bedroom",
  models: [
    {
      model_id: "model_vitals",
      version: "demo-1"
    }
  ],
  capabilities: [
    "capabilitie"
  ],
  description: "description"
});
```

**terminal · cymatics CLI**

```sh
$ cymatics scenes update --scene-id scene_continuous_care --input body.json --json
```

**curl**

```sh
curl -X PATCH "https://api.cymatics.tech/v1/scenes/scene_continuous_care" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CYMO_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name":"Bedroom","models":[{"model_id":"model_vitals","version":"demo-1"}],"capabilities":["capabilitie"],"description":"description"}'
```

The SDK takes path parameters and body fields in one object. The CLI reads the body from `--input`, a JSON file or `-` for stdin.

**MCP tool**

```
update_scene({
  scene_id: "scene_continuous_care",
  input: {
    name: "Bedroom",
    models: [
      {
        model_id: "model_vitals",
        version: "demo-1"
      }
    ],
    capabilities: [
      "capabilitie"
    ],
    description: "description"
  }
})
```

The MCP tool `update_scene` calls this operation with your key. It takes the request body as `input`.