deleteTestTarget

THE RISK

Critical Risk

Why deleteTestTarget needs a policy

The tool permanently deletes a test target without ability to recover it. While the blast radius is somewhat limited to test infrastructure (not production systems or financial assets), the irreversible nature of deletion and the importance of test targets in CI/CD pipelines makes this high severity.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'deleteTestTarget' combined with description stating 'delete an existing test target' and 'This operation cannot be undone' explicitly indicates irreversible deletion.

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

POLICY

How to control deleteTestTarget

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

policy.json

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

deleteTestTarget 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 deleteTestTarget

What does the deleteTestTarget tool do? +

the deleteTestTarget tool can delete an existing test target. This operation cannot be undone. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Octomind 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 deleteTestTarget? +

Register the Octomind MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for deleteTestTarget: 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 Octomind. Nothing to install.

What risk level is deleteTestTarget? +

deleteTestTarget 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 deleteTestTarget? +

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

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

deleteTestTarget is provided by the Octomind MCP server (octomind-dev/octomind-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Octomind tool call.

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