# gmail_users_drafts_delete

Permanently delete a draft

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `gmail_users_drafts_delete`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-drafts-delete

## Facts

- Tool: `gmail_users_drafts_delete`
- Server: Google Workspace Gmail (gws CLI) (`@gws mcp -s gmail`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail.md
- Install: `npx -y @gws mcp -s gmail`
- Homepage: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@gws mcp -s gmail
- Risk category: Destructive (Critical risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Hidden

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "gmail_users_drafts_delete",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why gmail_users_drafts_delete is rated Critical

This tool irreversibly deletes email drafts without recovery options. While the blast radius is narrower than deletion of sent messages or entire accounts, permanent deletion of user data is a destructive operation. Severity is high because an agent error could cause loss of unsent work, but not critical since drafts are typically temporary and not mission-critical compared to sent or archived mail.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name contains 'delete' and description states 'Permanently delete a draft'—the word 'permanently' indicates irreversible removal of data."

Risk signals: Irreversible draft deletion

## Use case

AI agents call gmail_users_drafts_delete to permanently remove resources in Google Workspace Gmail (gws CLI), 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 Google Workspace Gmail (gws CLI):

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

## Other tools on Google Workspace Gmail (gws CLI) (78)

- `gmail_users_labels_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-labels-delete.md
- `gmail_users_messages_batchDelete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-messages-batchdelete.md
- `gmail_users_messages_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-messages-delete.md
- `gmail_users_settings_cse_identities_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-settings-cse-identities-delete.md
- `gmail_users_settings_cse_keypairs_obliterate` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-settings-cse-keypairs-obliterate.md
- `gmail_users_settings_delegates_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-settings-delegates-delete.md
- `gmail_users_settings_filters_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-settings-filters-delete.md
- `gmail_users_settings_forwardingAddresses_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-settings-forwardingaddresses-delete.md
- `gmail_users_settings_sendAs_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-settings-sendas-delete.md
- `gmail_users_settings_sendAs_smimeInfo_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-settings-sendas-smimeinfo-delete.md
- `gmail_users_threads_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-threads-delete.md
- `gmail_users_messages_send` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-messages-send.md
- `gmail_users_drafts_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-drafts-get.md
- `gmail_users_drafts_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-drafts-list.md
- `gmail_users_getProfile` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-getprofile.md
- `gmail_users_history_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-history-list.md
- `gmail_users_labels_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-labels-get.md
- `gmail_users_labels_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-labels-list.md
- `gmail_users_messages_attachments_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-messages-attachments-get.md
- `gmail_users_messages_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-messages-get.md
- `gmail_users_messages_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-messages-list.md
- `gmail_users_settings_cse_identities_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-settings-cse-identities-get.md
- `gmail_users_settings_cse_identities_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-settings-cse-identities-list.md
- `gmail_users_settings_cse_keypairs_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-settings-cse-keypairs-get.md
- `gmail_users_settings_cse_keypairs_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-settings-cse-keypairs-list.md
- `gmail_users_settings_delegates_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-settings-delegates-get.md
- `gmail_users_settings_delegates_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-settings-delegates-list.md
- `gmail_users_settings_filters_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-settings-filters-get.md
- `gmail_users_settings_filters_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-settings-filters-list.md
- `gmail_users_settings_forwardingAddresses_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail/gmail-users-settings-forwardingaddresses-get.md
- …and 48 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/google-workspace-gmail.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=google-workspace-gmail · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/google-workspace-gmail