# remove_series_from_image_set

A destructive tool on the AWS MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `remove_series_from_image_set`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/remove-series-from-image-set

## Facts

- Tool: `remove_series_from_image_set`
- Server: AWS (`@awslabs/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws.md
- Install: `npx -y @awslabs/mcp`
- Homepage: https://github.com/awslabs/mcp
- Risk category: Destructive (Critical risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity verified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Hidden

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "remove_series_from_image_set",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why remove_series_from_image_set is rated Critical

While the description is empty (lowering confidence slightly), the tool name strongly suggests removal of medical imaging series data, which would be destructive and irreversible. In AWS contexts with sibling tools like 'attach_user_policy' and 'append_rows_to_table', this appears to be part of a data management suite where 'remove' operations on structured datasets typically cannot be undone.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'remove_series_from_image_set' indicates deletion/removal of data from a set. The 'remove' verb combined with a data structure reference suggests irreversible modification."

## Use case

AI agents call remove_series_from_image_set to permanently remove resources in AWS, 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 AWS:

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

## Other tools on AWS (299)

- `bulk_delete_by_criteria` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/bulk-delete-by-criteria.md
- `cache_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/cache-delete.md
- `cache_delete_many` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/cache-delete-many.md
- `cache_delete_multi` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/cache-delete-multi.md
- `cache_flush_all` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/cache-flush-all.md
- `delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/delete.md
- `delete_access_key` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/delete-access-key.md
- `delete_datastore` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/delete-datastore.md
- `delete_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/delete-group.md
- `delete_image_set` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/delete-image-set.md
- `delete_instance_in_series` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/delete-instance-in-series.md
- `delete_instance_in_study` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/delete-instance-in-study.md
- `delete_patient_studies` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/delete-patient-studies.md
- `delete_resource` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/delete-resource.md
- `delete_role_policy` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/delete-role-policy.md
- `delete_series_by_uid` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/delete-series-by-uid.md
- `delete_study` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/delete-study.md
- `delete_user` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/delete-user.md
- `delete_user_policy` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/delete-user-policy.md
- `detach_user_policy` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/detach-user-policy.md
- `json_arrtrim` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/json-arrtrim.md
- `json_clear` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/json-clear.md
- `json_del` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/json-del.md
- `list_pop_left` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/list-pop-left.md
- `list_trim` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/list-trim.md
- `remove_instance_from_image_set` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/remove-instance-from-image-set.md
- `set_pop` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/set-pop.md
- `sorted_set_remove_by_lex` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/sorted-set-remove-by-lex.md
- `sorted_set_remove_by_score` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/sorted-set-remove-by-score.md
- `stream_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/aws/stream-delete.md
- …and 269 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/aws.md

## For agents

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=aws · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/aws