Deletes a media item by Id. Works for all media types including folders, images, files, videos, etc.
AI agents call delete-media to permanently remove resources in Mcp Dev — typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
This tool performs irreversible deletion of media assets in an Umbraco CMS. Deletion cannot be undone and results in permanent data loss. This is the defining characteristic of the Destructive category. While the blast radius is somewhat contained to media items rather than arbitrary data, the irreversible nature and potential volume of deletable items (including entire folders) justifies 'high' severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'delete-media' and description states it 'Deletes a media item by Id'. The verb 'Deletes' combined with operation on media items (images, files, videos, folders) indicates irreversible removal of data.
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Deletes a media item by Id. Works for all media types including folders, images, files, videos, etc. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Mcp Dev MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Mcp Dev MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for delete-media: 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 Dev. Nothing to install.
delete-media 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-media 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-media. 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-media is provided by the Mcp Dev MCP server (@umbraco-cms/mcp-dev). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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