# delete_asset

Delete a project asset (e.g. one the scan over-extracted).

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `delete_asset`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-framesail-framesail/delete-asset

## Facts

- Tool: `delete_asset`
- Server: Framesail (`https://api.framesail.com/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-framesail-framesail.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://api.framesail.com/mcp
- Risk category: Destructive (Critical risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 1 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Hidden

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `asset_id` | string | yes | ID of the asset to delete, from list_assets |

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": "delete_asset",
    "arguments": {
      "asset_id": "<asset_id>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why delete_asset is rated Critical

This tool performs irreversible data deletion. Once a project asset is deleted, it cannot be undone through the API. In the context of a video production system, deleted assets (scenes, audio, segments, or final renders) represent lost work. While the blast radius is limited to project assets rather than external systems, the destructive nature and irreversibility classify this as Destructive rather than Write.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'delete_asset' combined with description 'Delete a project asset' indicates irreversible deletion. The context of a video creation tool means assets include scripts, storyboards, voiceovers, or MP4 segments that cannot be recovered once deleted."

## Use case

AI agents call delete_asset to permanently remove resources in Framesail, 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 Framesail:

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

## Other tools on Framesail (67)

- `delete_project` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-framesail-framesail/delete-project.md
- `delete_style` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-framesail-framesail/delete-style.md
- `director_note` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-framesail-framesail/director-note.md
- `remove_music_track` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-framesail-framesail/remove-music-track.md
- `scan_script` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-framesail-framesail/scan-script.md
- `analyze_style` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-framesail-framesail/analyze-style.md
- `build_scenes` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-framesail-framesail/build-scenes.md
- `export_video` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-framesail-framesail/export-video.md
- `regenerate_segment_asset` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-framesail-framesail/regenerate-segment-asset.md
- `await_jobs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-framesail-framesail/await-jobs.md
- `browse_audio_library` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-framesail-framesail/browse-audio-library.md
- `get_credit_balance` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-framesail-framesail/get-credit-balance.md
- `get_pipeline_progress` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-framesail-framesail/get-pipeline-progress.md
- `get_project` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-framesail-framesail/get-project.md
- `get_script` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-framesail-framesail/get-script.md
- `get_section_template` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-framesail-framesail/get-section-template.md
- `get_segment_assets` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-framesail-framesail/get-segment-assets.md
- `get_segments` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-framesail-framesail/get-segments.md
- `get_style` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-framesail-framesail/get-style.md
- `get_video_url` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-framesail-framesail/get-video-url.md
- `get_workflow_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-framesail-framesail/get-workflow-status.md
- `list_assets` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-framesail-framesail/list-assets.md
- `list_channels` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-framesail-framesail/list-channels.md
- `list_models` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-framesail-framesail/list-models.md
- `list_music_tracks` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-framesail-framesail/list-music-tracks.md
- `list_projects` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-framesail-framesail/list-projects.md
- `list_provider_keys` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-framesail-framesail/list-provider-keys.md
- `list_scenes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-framesail-framesail/list-scenes.md
- `list_style_presets` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-framesail-framesail/list-style-presets.md
- `list_styles` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-framesail-framesail/list-styles.md
- …and 37 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-framesail-framesail.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=com-framesail-framesail · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/com-framesail-framesail
