# remove_from_library

Preferred. Accepts the widest URI mix (track, album, episode, show, audiobook, user, playlist) in one request. Remove one or more items from the user

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `remove_from_library`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/novalux12-spotify-mcp/remove-from-library

## Facts

- Tool: `remove_from_library`
- Server: Spotify (`@novalux12/spotify-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/novalux12-spotify-mcp.md
- Install: `npx -y @novalux12/spotify-mcp`
- Homepage: https://github.com/NovaLux12/spotify-mcp-server
- Risk category: Destructive (Critical risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Hidden

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "remove_from_library",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why remove_from_library is rated Critical

An AI agent that decides to call remove_from_library doesn't hesitate, doesn't double-check, and doesn't stop at one. Whatever it removes from Spotify is gone. There is no undo for destructive operations.

## Use case

AI agents call remove_from_library to permanently remove resources in Spotify, typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Hidden**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Spotify:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "hide": [
    "remove_from_library"
  ]
}
```

## Other tools on Spotify (543)

- `cancel_wind_down` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/novalux12-spotify-mcp/cancel-wind-down.md
- `dedupe_spotify_uris` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/novalux12-spotify-mcp/dedupe-spotify-uris.md
- `delete_playback_bookmark` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/novalux12-spotify-mcp/delete-playback-bookmark.md
- `delete_playlist_snapshot` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/novalux12-spotify-mcp/delete-playlist-snapshot.md
- `delete_scene` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/novalux12-spotify-mcp/delete-scene.md
- `playlist_dedupe_advanced` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/novalux12-spotify-mcp/playlist-dedupe-advanced.md
- `playlist_exclude_artists` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/novalux12-spotify-mcp/playlist-exclude-artists.md
- `playlist_filter_runtime` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/novalux12-spotify-mcp/playlist-filter-runtime.md
- `playlist_keep_artist` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/novalux12-spotify-mcp/playlist-keep-artist.md
- `playlist_keep_only` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/novalux12-spotify-mcp/playlist-keep-only.md
- `playlist_remove_artist` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/novalux12-spotify-mcp/playlist-remove-artist.md
- `playlist_subtract` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/novalux12-spotify-mcp/playlist-subtract.md
- `prune_old_snapshots` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/novalux12-spotify-mcp/prune-old-snapshots.md
- `queue_playlist` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/novalux12-spotify-mcp/queue-playlist.md
- `remove_duplicate_playlist_items` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/novalux12-spotify-mcp/remove-duplicate-playlist-items.md
- `remove_from_library_by_playlist` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/novalux12-spotify-mcp/remove-from-library-by-playlist.md
- `remove_from_playlist` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/novalux12-spotify-mcp/remove-from-playlist.md
- `remove_playlist_range` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/novalux12-spotify-mcp/remove-playlist-range.md
- `remove_saved_episode` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/novalux12-spotify-mcp/remove-saved-episode.md
- `remove_saved_items` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/novalux12-spotify-mcp/remove-saved-items.md
- `remove_saved_shows` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/novalux12-spotify-mcp/remove-saved-shows.md
- `remove_unavailable_playlist_items` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/novalux12-spotify-mcp/remove-unavailable-playlist-items.md
- `sleep_timer` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/novalux12-spotify-mcp/sleep-timer.md
- `tag_management` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/novalux12-spotify-mcp/tag-management.md
- `taste_checkpoint_diff` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/novalux12-spotify-mcp/taste-checkpoint-diff.md
- `undo_mutation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/novalux12-spotify-mcp/undo-mutation.md
- `unpin_playlist` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/novalux12-spotify-mcp/unpin-playlist.md
- `volume_ramp` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/novalux12-spotify-mcp/volume-ramp.md
- `artistwatch_new_additions` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/novalux12-spotify-mcp/artistwatch-new-additions.md
- `base62_to_uri` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/novalux12-spotify-mcp/base62-to-uri.md
- …and 513 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/novalux12-spotify-mcp.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=novalux12-spotify-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/novalux12-spotify-mcp