cancel_video_generation_job
Cancel an in-progress video generation job. Not all providers support cancellation; an error will be returned for unsupported providers.
This record as markdown: /tools/cowork-os/cancel-video-generation-job.md
What cancel_video_generation_job does on CoWork OS
AI agents call cancel_video_generation_job to permanently remove resources in CoWork OS, typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
Why cancel_video_generation_job is rated Critical
Cancelling a video generation job is an irreversible action — once cancelled, the in-progress work is lost and cannot be resumed. This maps to Destructive rather than Write because the operation permanently terminates an ongoing process. Severity is medium since it affects only a single job (not bulk data), but misuse could cause loss of compute work and generated content.
From the tool's definition Cancel an in-progress video generation job
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The rule that runs cancel_video_generation_job safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and CoWork OS, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For cancel_video_generation_job, this is the rule to start with:
cancel_video_generation_job 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 OS, apply this rule, and every cancel_video_generation_job call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about cancel_video_generation_job
Cancel an in-progress video generation job. Not all providers support cancellation; an error will be returned for unsupported providers. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the CoWork OS MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the CoWork OS MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for cancel_video_generation_job: 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 OS. Nothing to install.
cancel_video_generation_job 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 cancel_video_generation_job 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 cancel_video_generation_job. 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.
cancel_video_generation_job is provided by the CoWork OS MCP server (CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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