Deletes a single record (e.g. a company or person) by ID. Required scopes: \
AI agents call deletev2objectsrecordsbyrecordid to permanently remove resources in Attio — typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
This tool permanently deletes a record (company, person, etc.) from Attio by its ID. Deletion of CRM records is irreversible and can result in loss of important business data including contact history, relationships, and associated metadata. The high severity reflects the blast radius: an AI agent misusing this tool could systematically delete critical business records.
From the tool's definition 'Deletes a single record (e.g. a company or person) by ID' — explicit deletion of CRM records by ID
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access deletev2objectsrecordsbyrecordid gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Attio, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for deletev2objectsrecordsbyrecordid:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"hide": [
"deletev2objectsrecordsbyrecordid"
]
} deletev2objectsrecordsbyrecordid disappears from the agent's tool list entirely, and any attempt to call it is denied. The rest of the server keeps working.
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Deletes a single record (e.g. a company or person) by ID. Required scopes: \. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Attio MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Attio MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for deletev2objectsrecordsbyrecordid: 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 Attio. Nothing to install.
deletev2objectsrecordsbyrecordid 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 deletev2objectsrecordsbyrecordid 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 deletev2objectsrecordsbyrecordid. 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.
deletev2objectsrecordsbyrecordid is provided by the Attio MCP server (itsbrex/attio-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Attio, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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