Critical-risk tools in Project MCP
2 of the 42 tools in Project MCP are classified as critical risk. This page profiles those tools specifically, with recommended policy actions and the attack patterns that target them.
Every operation listed below is an action PolicyLayer recommends controlling at the transport layer. Open any tool to see the full profile, risk score, and YAML policy snippet.
Tools at critical risk
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delete_taskDestructivePermanently deletes a task from todos/. Use with caution - this cannot be undone. Consider using archive_task instead for completed tasks.
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remove_from_backlogDestructiveRemoves an item from BACKLOG.md without promoting it. Use for tasks that are no longer needed or were added by mistake.
Attacks that target this class
Critical-risk tools in any server share these documented attack patterns. Each links to the full case and the defensive policy.