remove_skills

THE RISK

Critical Risk

Why remove_skills needs a policy

This tool permanently removes skills from a user profile. While it may be possible to re-add skills, the action is a deletion of stored profile data with no indication of reversibility or undo functionality. Under the most-severe-applicable rule, deletion of profile data classifies as Destructive.

From the tool's definition Remove one or more skills from your profile by name

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

POLICY

How to control remove_skills

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

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "hide": [
    "remove_skills"
  ]
}

remove_skills 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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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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FAQ

Questions about remove_skills

What does the remove_skills tool do? +

Remove one or more skills from your profile by name. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Shortlist MCP Server 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 remove_skills? +

Register the Shortlist MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for remove_skills: 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 Shortlist MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is remove_skills? +

remove_skills 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 remove_skills? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the remove_skills 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 remove_skills completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for remove_skills. 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 remove_skills? +

remove_skills is provided by the Shortlist MCP Server MCP server (mls-tech-inc/shortlistjobs-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Shortlist MCP Server tool call.

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

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