telegram-delete-message

THE RISK

Critical Risk

Why telegram-delete-message needs a policy

Message deletion is permanent and cannot be undone. While the blast radius is limited to Telegram messages rather than financial assets or system-wide data, the destructive nature and the tool's operation under a personal user account (with full access to chats and message history per server description) makes this high severity.

From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'delete' and description states 'Delete messages in a Telegram chat' - this is an irreversible destruction of data.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access telegram-delete-message gives an agent:

POLICY

How to control telegram-delete-message

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and MCP-Telegram, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for telegram-delete-message:

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "hide": [
    "telegram-delete-message"
  ]
}

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

Create a free account and register MCP-Telegram — nothing to install.
Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.

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EXPLORE

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All critical-risk MCP tools → Every critical-risk tool across the catalogue, and the policy pattern that contains them.
The MCP Attack Database → Documented attack patterns against MCP deployments — and the policies that stop them.
Blast radius → How much damage one compromised or confused agent can do — and how to bound it.
Tool call approval → Approval gates on individual tool calls: auto-allow, prompt, or deny.
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FAQ

Questions about telegram-delete-message

What does the telegram-delete-message tool do? +

Delete messages in a Telegram chat. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the MCP-Telegram 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 telegram-delete-message? +

Register the MCP-Telegram MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for telegram-delete-message: 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-Telegram. Nothing to install.

What risk level is telegram-delete-message? +

telegram-delete-message 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 telegram-delete-message? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the telegram-delete-message 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 telegram-delete-message completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for telegram-delete-message. 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 telegram-delete-message? +

telegram-delete-message is provided by the MCP-Telegram MCP server (mcp-telegram/mcp-telegram). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every MCP-Telegram tool call.

Start from MCP-Telegram, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

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