# deleteItem

Move a file or folder to trash (can be restored from Google Drive trash)

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `deleteItem`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/deleteitem

## Facts

- Tool: `deleteItem`
- Server: Google Drive (`@ark7/google-drive-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp.md
- Install: `npx -y @ark7/google-drive-mcp`
- Homepage: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ark7/google-drive-mcp
- Risk category: Destructive (Critical risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 2 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Hidden

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `itemId` | string | yes | ID of the item to delete |
| `account` | string | no | Alias of the Google account to target. Optional — defaults to the session/global default account, or the sole authenticated account. Run manage_accounts list to |

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": "deleteItem",
    "arguments": {
      "itemId": "<itemId>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why deleteItem is rated Critical

This tool performs deletion of files/folders, which is a destructive action. Although technically recoverable from trash, the tool removes data from active use irreversibly until restoration occurs. This fits the Destructive category (delete action) rather than Write (reversible modification).

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name is 'deleteItem' and description states it moves files or folders to trash. While Google Drive trash allows recovery, the action irreversibly removes the item from normal access and workflow until manually restored."

## Use case

AI agents call deleteItem to permanently remove resources in Google Drive, 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 Google Drive:

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

## Other tools on Google Drive (130)

- `deleteCalendarEvent` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/deletecalendarevent.md
- `deleteComment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/deletecomment.md
- `deleteDimensionGroup` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/deletedimensiongroup.md
- `deleteGoogleSlide` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/deletegoogleslide.md
- `deleteRange` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/deleterange.md
- `deleteSheet` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/deletesheet.md
- `deleteSlideElement` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/deleteslideelement.md
- `removePermission` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/removepermission.md
- `authGetStatus` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/authgetstatus.md
- `authListScopes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/authlistscopes.md
- `authTestFileAccess` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/authtestfileaccess.md
- `describeGoogleDocRange` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/describegoogledocrange.md
- `downloadFile` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/downloadfile.md
- `exportSlideThumbnail` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/exportslidethumbnail.md
- `getCalendarEvent` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/getcalendarevent.md
- `getCalendarEvents` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/getcalendarevents.md
- `getComment` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/getcomment.md
- `getDocumentInfo` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/getdocumentinfo.md
- `getGoogleDocContent` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/getgoogledoccontent.md
- `getGoogleDocContentPaginated` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/getgoogledoccontentpaginated.md
- `getGoogleDocImage` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/getgoogledocimage.md
- `getGoogleDocStyleSummary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/getgoogledocstylesummary.md
- `getGoogleSheetCells` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/getgooglesheetcells.md
- `getGoogleSheetContent` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/getgooglesheetcontent.md
- `getGoogleSlidesContent` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/getgoogleslidescontent.md
- `getGoogleSlidesSpeakerNotes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/getgoogleslidesspeakernotes.md
- `getRevisions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/getrevisions.md
- `getSlideElementInfo` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/getslideelementinfo.md
- `getSpreadsheetInfo` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/getspreadsheetinfo.md
- `listCalendars` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp/listcalendars.md
- …and 100 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/ark7-google-drive-mcp.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=ark7-google-drive-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/ark7-google-drive-mcp