# unblock_work_item

Remove a dependency that should not have been recorded — a link added in error, or one that turned out not to be real. This is NOT how a dependency ends in the normal course. A blocker resolves by REACHING Ready to Ship or Production, which the queue derives on its own; deleting the edge instead would say the dependency never existed and lose why the card waited. Use this only to correct the record. Removing an edge that is not there succeeds: the caller asked for a state, and that state is what they get.${GOVERNED_NOTE}

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `unblock_work_item`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-adrata-mcp/unblock-work-item

## Facts

- Tool: `unblock_work_item`
- Server: Adrata (`@adrata/adrata-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-adrata-mcp.md
- Install: `npx -y @adrata/adrata-mcp`
- Homepage: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@adrata/adrata-mcp
- 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": "unblock_work_item",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why unblock_work_item is rated Critical

An AI agent that decides to call unblock_work_item doesn't hesitate, doesn't double-check, and doesn't stop at one. Whatever it removes from Adrata is gone. There is no undo for destructive operations.

## Use case

AI agents call unblock_work_item to permanently remove resources in Adrata, 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 Adrata:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "hide": [
    "unblock_work_item"
  ]
}
```

## Other tools on Adrata (394)

- `bulk_delete_buyer_groups` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-adrata-mcp/bulk-delete-buyer-groups.md
- `cancel_agent_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-adrata-mcp/cancel-agent-task.md
- `delete_action` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-adrata-mcp/delete-action.md
- `delete_buyer_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-adrata-mcp/delete-buyer-group.md
- `delete_company` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-adrata-mcp/delete-company.md
- `delete_note` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-adrata-mcp/delete-note.md
- `delete_opportunity` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-adrata-mcp/delete-opportunity.md
- `delete_partner` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-adrata-mcp/delete-partner.md
- `delete_person` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-adrata-mcp/delete-person.md
- `delete_webhook` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-adrata-mcp/delete-webhook.md
- `delete_work_item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-adrata-mcp/delete-work-item.md
- `delete_work_item_acceptance_criterion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-adrata-mcp/delete-work-item-acceptance-criterion.md
- `flag_work_item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-adrata-mcp/flag-work-item.md
- `forget` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-adrata-mcp/forget.md
- `paper_delete_document` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-adrata-mcp/paper-delete-document.md
- `paper_revoke_share` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-adrata-mcp/paper-revoke-share.md
- `remove_buyer_group_member` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-adrata-mcp/remove-buyer-group-member.md
- `remove_work_item_from_launch` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-adrata-mcp/remove-work-item-from-launch.md
- `requeue_work_item_qa_after_fix` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-adrata-mcp/requeue-work-item-qa-after-fix.md
- `tag_work_item_criterion_staging_only` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-adrata-mcp/tag-work-item-criterion-staging-only.md
- `unfile_document` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-adrata-mcp/unfile-document.md
- `unlink_proposition` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-adrata-mcp/unlink-proposition.md
- `unrelate_decisions` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-adrata-mcp/unrelate-decisions.md
- `adrata_ai_tool_execute` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-adrata-mcp/adrata-ai-tool-execute.md
- `adrata_api_request` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-adrata-mcp/adrata-api-request.md
- `attribute_partner_to_deal` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-adrata-mcp/attribute-partner-to-deal.md
- `block_work_item` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-adrata-mcp/block-work-item.md
- `build_pursuit_command_center` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-adrata-mcp/build-pursuit-command-center.md
- `draft_workflow` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-adrata-mcp/draft-workflow.md
- `dry_run_workflow` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-adrata-mcp/dry-run-workflow.md
- …and 364 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/adrata-adrata-mcp.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=adrata-adrata-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/adrata-adrata-mcp