Move a file or folder to trash (can be restored from Google Drive trash)
AI agents call deleteItem to permanently remove resources in Google Drive MCP Server — typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
This tool performs deletion of files/folders, which is a destructive action. Although technically recoverable from trash, the tool removes data from active use irreversibly until restoration occurs. This fits the Destructive category (delete action) rather than Write (reversible modification).
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'deleteItem' and description states it moves files or folders to trash. While Google Drive trash allows recovery, the action irreversibly removes the item from normal access and workflow until manually restored.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access deleteItem gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Google Drive MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for deleteItem:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"hide": [
"deleteItem"
]
}deleteItem 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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Move a file or folder to trash (can be restored from Google Drive trash). It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Google Drive MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Google Drive MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for deleteItem: 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 Google Drive MCP Server. Nothing to install.
deleteItem 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 deleteItem 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 deleteItem. 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.
deleteItem is provided by the Google Drive MCP Server MCP server (piotr-agier/google-drive-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 107 Google Drive MCP Server tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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107 Google Drive MCP Server tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 42,500+ MCP servers.