circles_remove_member
Remove a member from a circle/team. Use circles_list_members to get the memberId. Requires moderator privileges or higher.
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What circles_remove_member does on AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server
AI agents call circles_remove_member to permanently remove resources in AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server, typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
Why circles_remove_member is rated Critical
Removing a member from a circle/team is an irreversible action that revokes access and membership. While technically it could be re-added, the act of removal itself is a destructive operation with significant access control implications. The requirement for 'moderator privileges or higher' underscores the sensitivity of this action.
From the tool's definition Remove a member from a circle/team
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs circles_remove_member safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For circles_remove_member, this is the rule to start with:
circles_remove_member 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 AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server, apply this rule, and every circles_remove_member call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about circles_remove_member
Remove a member from a circle/team. Use circles_list_members to get the memberId. Requires moderator privileges or higher. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for circles_remove_member: 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 AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server. Nothing to install.
circles_remove_member 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 circles_remove_member 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 circles_remove_member. 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.
circles_remove_member is provided by the AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server MCP server (elgorro/aiquila). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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