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cancel_shipment

Cancel a shipment

How to control cancel_shipment ↓

What cancel_shipment does on Mcp Afip

AI agents call cancel_shipment to permanently remove resources in Mcp Afip — typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.

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Why cancel_shipment needs a policy

This tool performs an irreversible deletion or reversal of a shipment record in a tax authority's electronic invoicing system. Once canceled, the shipment cannot be recovered without manual intervention by tax authorities, making it destructive.

From the tool's definition 'Cancel a shipment' removes an already-created shipment from the invoicing system, reversing its state and preventing it from being processed further.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access cancel_shipment gives an agent:

How to control cancel_shipment

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Mcp Afip, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for cancel_shipment:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "hide": [
    "cancel_shipment"
  ]
}

cancel_shipment disappears from the agent's tool list entirely, and any attempt to call it is denied. The rest of the server keeps working.

  1. Create a free account and register Mcp Afip — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about cancel_shipment

What does the cancel_shipment tool do? +

Cancel a shipment. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Mcp Afip MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.

How do I enforce a policy on cancel_shipment? +

Register the Mcp Afip MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for cancel_shipment: 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 Mcp Afip. Nothing to install.

What risk level is cancel_shipment? +

cancel_shipment is a Destructive tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.

Can I rate-limit cancel_shipment? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the cancel_shipment 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.

How do I block cancel_shipment completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for cancel_shipment. 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.

What MCP server provides cancel_shipment? +

cancel_shipment is provided by the Mcp Afip MCP server (codespar/mcp-dev-latam). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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