# delete-email

Move email to trash or delete permanently. Returns: success status. Use when: removing emails. Default: trash (recoverable). Set permanent=true for unrecoverable deletion.

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

## Facts

- Tool: `delete-email`
- 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-email",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why delete-email is rated Critical

This tool performs irreversible deletion of email messages. Even though it defaults to trash (recoverable), it provides a permanent=true option that cannot be undone, making it Destructive rather than Write. The high severity reflects that emails often contain sensitive personal, financial, or business information, and permanent deletion would result in complete data loss with no recovery path.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description explicitly states 'delete permanently' and 'unrecoverable deletion' with permanent=true parameter. The tool can irreversibly remove email data from Gmail."

## Use case

AI agents call delete-email 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-email"
  ]
}
```

## Other tools on MCP Google Workspace (25)

- `delete-contact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/199-biotechnologies-mcp-google/delete-contact.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