# remove_background

Remove the background from an existing image, leaving the main subject isolated on a transparent background (PNG). Routing: "isolate the subject", "make background transparent", "remove background" → use this (1 credit) [sensitive-tier — first use may require a manager's approval; a from-now-on approval makes future calls seamless, a just-once approval re-asks next time.]

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `remove_background`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/remove-background

## Facts

- Tool: `remove_background`
- Server: Freedom Mcp (`https://twuluxmoognlwtmaoqgo.supabase.co/functions/v1/freedom-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://twuluxmoognlwtmaoqgo.supabase.co/functions/v1/freedom-mcp
- Risk category: Destructive (Critical risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server CORS policy: *
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 6 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Hidden

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `folder` | string | no | Optional Media gallery folder to file this into (freeform name, e.g. "q3-campaign" or "brand-assets"). Shown as a folder chip on the /media page. Reuse an exist |
| `companyId` | string | yes | FreedomOS company id to act within (you must be a member). Required for company-scoped tools. |
| `image_url` | string | no | URL of the raster image to process. |
| `artifact_id` | string | no | ID of an existing artifact from the MEDIA block. |
| `folder_name` | string | no | Subfolder name for Drive save. |
| `save_to_drive` | boolean | no | If true, saves to Drive. |

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": "remove_background",
    "arguments": {
      "companyId": "<companyId>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why remove_background is rated Critical

An AI agent that decides to call remove_background doesn't hesitate, doesn't double-check, and doesn't stop at one. Whatever it removes from Freedom Mcp is gone. There is no undo for destructive operations.

Risk signals: Accepts file system path (folder)

## Use case

AI agents call remove_background to permanently remove resources in Freedom Mcp, 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 Freedom Mcp:

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

## Other tools on Freedom Mcp (237)

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- `deactivate_agent` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/deactivate-agent.md
- `delete_icp` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/delete-icp.md
- `delete_idea` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/delete-idea.md
- `delete_knowledge` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/delete-knowledge.md
- `delete_objective` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/delete-objective.md
- `remove_agent_activity` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/remove-agent-activity.md
- `remove_dashboard_widget` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/remove-dashboard-widget.md
- `audit_brand_visibility` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/audit-brand-visibility.md
- `browse_url` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/browse-url.md
- `challenge_as_customer` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/challenge-as-customer.md
- `decide_command_center_item` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/decide-command-center-item.md
- `deliberate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/deliberate.md
- `generate_image_xai` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/generate-image-xai.md
- `generate_vector_image` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/generate-vector-image.md
- `generate_video_veo` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/generate-video-veo.md
- `hire_agent` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/hire-agent.md
- `hire_agent_with_context` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/hire-agent-with-context.md
- `invoke_integration` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/invoke-integration.md
- `posthog_hogql` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/posthog-hogql.md
- `request_attention_spawn` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/request-attention-spawn.md
- `resolve_work` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/resolve-work.md
- `run_quality_check` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/run-quality-check.md
- `run_tactic` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/run-tactic.md
- `send_email` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/send-email.md
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- `trigger_agent_activity` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/trigger-agent-activity.md
- `set_meta_ad_status` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/set-meta-ad-status.md
- `update_meta_ad_budget` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/update-meta-ad-budget.md
- `analyze_team_needs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp/analyze-team-needs.md
- …and 207 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-getfreedomos-freedom-mcp.md

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