delete_news_folder
Delete a News folder and all feeds it contains.
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What delete_news_folder does on AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server
AI agents call delete_news_folder 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 delete_news_folder is rated Critical
This tool permanently removes data (a folder and all feeds within it) without the ability to restore it. Destructive actions are more severe than reversible Write operations. Severity is high rather than critical because the blast radius is limited to a specific News folder rather than system-wide data, but misuse by an AI agent could result in significant data loss for the user.
From the tool's definition The tool description explicitly states 'Delete a News folder and all feeds it contains.' The verb 'delete' combined with the irreversible nature of removing an entire folder and all its child feeds (no undo mechanism described) makes this destructive.
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The rule that runs delete_news_folder 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_news_folder, this is the rule to start with:
delete_news_folder 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_news_folder call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about delete_news_folder
Delete a News folder and all feeds it contains. 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 delete_news_folder: 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_news_folder 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_news_folder 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_news_folder. 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_news_folder 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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