Cancel an in-progress compel. Dequeues it if still queued, otherwise cancels any active external (AI provider) tasks and transitions it to CANCELLED. Idempotent - cancelling an already-CANCELLED compel succeeds. Use to stop a mis-prompted or runaway job before it consumes more render minutes.
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AI agents may call cancel_compel to permanently remove or destroy resources in Compeller. Without a policy, an autonomous agent could delete critical data in a loop with no way to undo the damage. PolicyLayer blocks destructive tools by default and requires explicit human approval before enabling them.
Without a policy, an AI agent could call cancel_compel in a loop, permanently destroying resources in Compeller. There is no undo for destructive operations. PolicyLayer blocks this tool by default and only allows it when a human explicitly approves the action.
Destructive tools permanently remove data. Block by default. Only enable with explicit approval workflows.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"hide": [
"cancel_compel"
]
}See the full Compeller policy for all 30 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access cancel_compel gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other destructive tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: deny by default, or require human approval.
Cancel an in-progress compel. Dequeues it if still queued, otherwise cancels any active external (AI provider) tasks and transitions it to CANCELLED. Idempotent - cancelling an already-CANCELLED compel succeeds. Use to stop a mis-prompted or runaway job before it consumes more render minutes.. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Compeller MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Compeller MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for cancel_compel: 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 Compeller. Nothing to install.
cancel_compel 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 cancel_compel 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 cancel_compel. 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.
cancel_compel is provided by the Compeller MCP server (https://compeller.ai/api/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 30 Compeller tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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