# delete-contact

Remove contact permanently. Returns: empty on success. Use when: deleting person from contacts. Note: permanent deletion, use resourceName from list/get.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `delete-contact`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/delete-contact

## Facts

- Tool: `delete-contact`
- Server: MCP Google Workspace (`199-mcp/mcp-google`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/199-mcp/mcp-google
- Risk category: Destructive (Critical risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Hidden

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "delete-contact",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why delete-contact is rated Critical

This tool performs irreversible deletion of contact records. Even though the blast radius is somewhat limited to contact data rather than broader system resources, the permanent nature of the action and inability to undo it classifies this as Destructive.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description explicitly states 'Remove contact permanently' and 'permanent deletion'. The tool irreversibly deletes contact data from Google Contacts."

## Use case

AI agents call delete-contact to permanently remove resources in MCP Google Workspace, typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Hidden**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches MCP Google Workspace:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "hide": [
    "delete-contact"
  ]
}
```

## Other tools on MCP Google Workspace (25)

- `delete-email` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/delete-email.md
- `delete-event` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/delete-event.md
- `delete-label` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/delete-label.md
- `get-contact` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/get-contact.md
- `get-email` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/get-email.md
- `get-freebusy` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/get-freebusy.md
- `list-calendars` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/list-calendars.md
- `list-colors` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/list-colors.md
- `list-contacts` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/list-contacts.md
- `list-emails` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/list-emails.md
- `list-events` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/list-events.md
- `list-labels` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/list-labels.md
- `search-events` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/search-events.md
- `batch-update-emails` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/batch-update-emails.md
- `create-contact` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/create-contact.md
- `create-draft` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/create-draft.md
- `create-event` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/create-event.md
- `create-label` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/create-label.md
- `send-draft` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/send-draft.md
- `send-email` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/send-email.md
- `update-contact` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/update-contact.md
- `update-draft` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/update-draft.md
- `update-email` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/update-email.md
- `update-event` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/update-event.md
- `update-label` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/update-label.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=199-biotechnologies-mcp-google · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google