Deletes a work item in Plan
AI agents call delete_work_item to permanently remove resources in MCP DevOps Plan Server — typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
This tool performs permanent deletion of work items, which cannot be undone. Deletion is the canonical Destructive action. The severity is high because deletion of work items could disrupt project planning, tracking, and historical records, though the blast radius is limited to individual work items rather than entire systems. High confidence due to unambiguous naming and description.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'delete_work_item' combined with description 'Deletes a work item in Plan' explicitly indicates irreversible removal of data.
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Deletes a work item in Plan. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the MCP DevOps Plan Server MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the MCP DevOps Plan Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for delete_work_item: 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 DevOps Plan Server. Nothing to install.
delete_work_item 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_work_item 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_work_item. 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_work_item is provided by the MCP DevOps Plan Server MCP server (mrchris2000/mcp-devops-plan). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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