# drive_delete_file

Delete one file from a drive.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `drive_delete_file`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-dataecho-mcp/drive-delete-file

## Facts

- Tool: `drive_delete_file`
- Server: Mcp (`https://dataecho.ai/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-dataecho-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/mohocp/dataecho
- Risk category: Destructive (Critical risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server CORS policy: *
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 2 (2 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Hidden

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `path` | string | yes | File path |
| `drive` | string | yes | Drive name or drv_… id |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

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

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "drive_delete_file",
    "arguments": {
      "path": "<path>",
      "drive": "<drive>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why drive_delete_file is rated Critical

This tool permanently removes files from persistent storage (a drive used for agent memory). File deletion is irreversible and represents data loss. While the blast radius is limited to a single file per invocation, the destructive nature and potential impact on agent memory/state systems justifies 'high' severity.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name: 'drive_delete_file'. Description: 'Delete one file from a drive.' The verb 'delete' combined with file removal is a destructive operation that cannot be undone."

Risk signals: Accepts file system path (path)

## Use case

AI agents call drive_delete_file to permanently remove resources in Mcp, 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:

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

## Other tools on Mcp (25)

- `delete_site` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-dataecho-mcp/delete-site.md
- `delete_variable` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-dataecho-mcp/delete-variable.md
- `drive_revoke_token` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-dataecho-mcp/drive-revoke-token.md
- `app_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-dataecho-mcp/app-status.md
- `drive_history` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-dataecho-mcp/drive-history.md
- `drive_list_files` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-dataecho-mcp/drive-list-files.md
- `drive_read_file` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-dataecho-mcp/drive-read-file.md
- `drive_tokens` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-dataecho-mcp/drive-tokens.md
- `get_site` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-dataecho-mcp/get-site.md
- `list_drives` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-dataecho-mcp/list-drives.md
- `list_sites` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-dataecho-mcp/list-sites.md
- `list_variables` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-dataecho-mcp/list-variables.md
- `platform_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-dataecho-mcp/platform-info.md
- `search_sites` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-dataecho-mcp/search-sites.md
- `verify_login_code` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-dataecho-mcp/verify-login-code.md
- `claim_site` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-dataecho-mcp/claim-site.md
- `create_drive` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-dataecho-mcp/create-drive.md
- `drive_move_file` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-dataecho-mcp/drive-move-file.md
- `drive_restore` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-dataecho-mcp/drive-restore.md
- `drive_share` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-dataecho-mcp/drive-share.md
- `drive_write_file` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-dataecho-mcp/drive-write-file.md
- `publish_site` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-dataecho-mcp/publish-site.md
- `request_login_code` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-dataecho-mcp/request-login-code.md
- `set_variable` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-dataecho-mcp/set-variable.md
- `update_site_metadata` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/ai-dataecho-mcp/update-site-metadata.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=ai-dataecho-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/ai-dataecho-mcp