Get deleted tweets from a Twitter/X user.
AI agents call get_twitter_deleted_tweets to retrieve information from Twitter MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves historical tweet data that has been deleted by a user. Although accessing deleted content raises privacy concerns (medium severity due to potential sensitivity of deleted tweets and user expectation of privacy), the operation itself is read-only—it queries and returns data without modifying, executing code, destroying data, or moving funds.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_twitter_deleted_tweets' and description states it 'Get deleted tweets from a Twitter/X user.' The verb 'Get' indicates data retrieval with no modification or deletion of data.
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Get deleted tweets from a Twitter/X user. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Twitter MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Twitter MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_twitter_deleted_tweets: 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 Twitter MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_twitter_deleted_tweets is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_twitter_deleted_tweets 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 get_twitter_deleted_tweets. 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.
get_twitter_deleted_tweets is provided by the Twitter MCP Server MCP server (kamflowersthemacrogod/opentwitter-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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