AI agents call remove_tool to permanently remove resources in Automagik Tools — typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
This tool performs an irreversible deletion action on stored tool definitions. Once removed from the collection, the tool configuration is lost and cannot be recovered through normal operation. While not a data deletion in the traditional sense, removing tools from a configured collection constitutes destructive modification of system state. An agent misusing this could delete critical tools needed for operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'remove_tool' and description states 'Remove a tool from your personal collection.' The verb 'remove' combined with deletion from a personal collection indicates irreversible removal of configuration or tool definitions.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access remove_tool gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Automagik Tools, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for remove_tool:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"hide": [
"remove_tool"
]
}remove_tool 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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Remove a tool from your personal collection. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Automagik Tools MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Automagik Tools MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for remove_tool: 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 Automagik Tools. Nothing to install.
remove_tool 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 remove_tool 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 remove_tool. 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.
remove_tool is provided by the Automagik Tools MCP server (namastexlabs/automagik-tools). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Automagik Tools, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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