remove_user_from_group
Remove a Nextcloud user from a group. Requires admin privileges
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What remove_user_from_group does on AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server
AI agents call remove_user_from_group 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 remove_user_from_group is rated Critical
Removing a user from a group is an irreversible access control change (the membership is deleted). While the user account itself isn't deleted, group membership removal can immediately revoke access to shared resources, files, and capabilities. This is not merely a 'write' update but a destructive removal of a relationship.
From the tool's definition 'Remove a Nextcloud user from a group' — removes an existing membership relationship; requires admin privileges, indicating significant system impact
Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs remove_user_from_group 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 remove_user_from_group, this is the rule to start with:
remove_user_from_group 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 remove_user_from_group call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about remove_user_from_group
Remove a Nextcloud user from a group. Requires admin privileges. 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 remove_user_from_group: 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.
remove_user_from_group 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 remove_user_from_group 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 remove_user_from_group. 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.
remove_user_from_group 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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