AI agents call delete_sql_warehouse to permanently remove resources in Databricks MCP Server — typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
Deleting a SQL warehouse is an irreversible destructive action that removes data storage infrastructure and cannot be undone without restoration from backups. This causes permanent loss of the warehouse resource itself, though data may be recoverable depending on the warehouse configuration.
From the tool's definition Tool name: 'delete_sql_warehouse'. Description: 'Delete a SQL warehouse.' The verb 'delete' indicates irreversible removal of infrastructure/data storage resources.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access delete_sql_warehouse gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Databricks MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for delete_sql_warehouse:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"hide": [
"delete_sql_warehouse"
]
}delete_sql_warehouse 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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Delete a SQL warehouse. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Databricks MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Databricks MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for delete_sql_warehouse: 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 Databricks MCP Server. Nothing to install.
delete_sql_warehouse 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_sql_warehouse 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_sql_warehouse. 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_sql_warehouse is provided by the Databricks MCP Server MCP server (pulkitxchadha/awesome-databricks-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Databricks MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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