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What move-to-trash does on Meme MCP Server
AI agents call move-to-trash to permanently remove resources in Meme MCP Server, typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
Why move-to-trash is rated Critical
Moving emails to trash is a destructive action — while some email systems allow recovery from trash within a time window, the operation removes emails from the inbox and is effectively irreversible if the trash is emptied. The blast radius is high because an AI agent could trash many important emails.
From the tool's definition move-to-trash: Move emails to trash
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The rule that runs move-to-trash safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Meme MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For move-to-trash, this is the rule to start with:
move-to-trash is removed from the agent's tool list entirely, so the agent never calls it. The rest of the server keeps working.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Meme MCP Server, apply this rule, and every move-to-trash call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about move-to-trash
Move emails to trash. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Meme MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Meme MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for move-to-trash: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Meme MCP Server. Nothing to install.
move-to-trash is a Destructive tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the move-to-trash rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for move-to-trash. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
move-to-trash is provided by the Meme MCP Server MCP server (0x8687/mcp-gmail-v1). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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