delete_announcement
Delete an announcement by its ID. Requires the configured Nextcloud user to be an admin.
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What delete_announcement does on AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server
AI agents call delete_announcement 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.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | number | Yes | The announcement ID to delete |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why delete_announcement is rated Critical
This tool permanently removes announcements, which cannot be undone. Deletion operations that irreversibly remove data fall into the Destructive category, which ranks above Execute and Write. The high severity reflects that an AI agent misusing this could delete important organizational announcements, though the blast radius is somewhat limited compared to deletion of user files or critical system data.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'delete_announcement' combined with description stating it 'Delete an announcement by its ID' indicates irreversible removal of data. The admin requirement suggests it operates on shared/organizational content with potential organizational impact.
Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs delete_announcement 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 delete_announcement, this is the rule to start with:
delete_announcement 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 delete_announcement call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about delete_announcement
Delete an announcement by its ID. Requires the configured Nextcloud user to be an admin. 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.
delete_announcement accepts 1 parameter: id. Required: id. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for delete_announcement: 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.
delete_announcement 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 delete_announcement 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 delete_announcement. 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.
delete_announcement 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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