delete_section
Delete a section and every activity in it, with their participants' data. Destructive: confirm with the person first, saying which activities go with it.
This record as markdown: /tools/falkenslab-moodle-mcp/delete-section.md
What delete_section does on Moodle
AI agents call delete_section to permanently remove resources in Moodle, typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
courseId | integer | Yes | The course's id, as list_courses gives it |
sectionId | integer | Yes | A section's id (not its number), as get_course_structure gives it |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why delete_section is rated Critical
An AI agent that decides to call delete_section doesn't hesitate, doesn't double-check, and doesn't stop at one. Whatever it removes from Moodle is gone. There is no undo for destructive operations.
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs delete_section safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Moodle, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For delete_section, this is the rule to start with:
delete_section 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 Moodle, apply this rule, and every delete_section call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about delete_section
Delete a section and every activity in it, with their participants' data. Destructive: confirm with the person first, saying which activities go with it. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Moodle MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
delete_section accepts 2 parameters: courseId, sectionId. Required: courseId, sectionId. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Moodle MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for delete_section: 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 Moodle. Nothing to install.
delete_section 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_section 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_section. 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_section is provided by the Moodle MCP server (@falkenslab/moodle-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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