delete_footnote_robust
Delete footnote with comprehensive cleanup and orphan removal.
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What delete_footnote_robust does on Cowork Bench
AI agents call delete_footnote_robust to permanently remove resources in Cowork Bench, typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
Why delete_footnote_robust is rated Critical
This tool permanently removes footnotes from a document, which cannot be undone without undo/redo support. The 'comprehensive cleanup and orphan removal' language suggests the deletion cascades and modifies the document structure in ways that are difficult to reverse. This is a Destructive action (irreversible deletion), more severe than Write (reversible modifications).
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'delete' and description states 'Delete footnote with comprehensive cleanup and orphan removal.' The word 'delete' combined with 'comprehensive cleanup' indicates irreversible removal of data.
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The rule that runs delete_footnote_robust safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Cowork Bench, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For delete_footnote_robust, this is the rule to start with:
delete_footnote_robust 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 Cowork Bench, apply this rule, and every delete_footnote_robust call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about delete_footnote_robust
Delete footnote with comprehensive cleanup and orphan removal. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Cowork Bench MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Cowork Bench MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for delete_footnote_robust: 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 Cowork Bench. Nothing to install.
delete_footnote_robust 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 delete_footnote_robust 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 delete_footnote_robust. 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.
delete_footnote_robust is provided by the Cowork Bench MCP server (0717376/cowork_bench). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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