deleteDraft
Permanently deletes a Gmail draft. This is irreversible — the draft is removed entirely, not moved to Trash. Use when an AI-composed draft was rejected or replaced.
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What deleteDraft does on Claude MCP x Google Docs
AI agents call deleteDraft to permanently remove resources in Claude MCP x Google Docs, typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
Why deleteDraft is rated Critical
This tool irreversibly removes data (a Gmail draft) without recovery options. It matches the Destructive category definition: 'irreversibly deletes or overwrites data, or actions that cannot be undone.' The high severity reflects the risk that an AI agent could delete important unsent correspondence if misdirected or hallucinating about which drafts to remove.
From the tool's definition "Permanently deletes a Gmail draft. This is irreversible — the draft is removed entirely, not moved to Trash." The tool explicitly states permanent deletion that cannot be undone.
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The rule that runs deleteDraft safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Claude MCP x Google Docs, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For deleteDraft, this is the rule to start with:
deleteDraft 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 Claude MCP x Google Docs, apply this rule, and every deleteDraft call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about deleteDraft
Permanently deletes a Gmail draft. This is irreversible — the draft is removed entirely, not moved to Trash. Use when an AI-composed draft was rejected or replaced. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Claude MCP x Google Docs MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Claude MCP x Google Docs MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for deleteDraft: 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 Claude MCP x Google Docs. Nothing to install.
deleteDraft 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 deleteDraft 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 deleteDraft. 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.
deleteDraft is provided by the Claude MCP x Google Docs MCP server (a-bonus/google-docs-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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