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remove_team_member

Remove a member from a team

How to control remove_team_member ↓

AI agents call remove_team_member to permanently remove resources in Vercel MCP Server — typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.

Critical Risk

Removing a team member is an irreversible operation that permanently revokes their team access and associated permissions. While not data deletion, it is destructive in nature as team membership changes cannot be automatically reversed and require administrative action to restore. Severity is high because misuse could lock out legitimate team members and disrupt project collaboration.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'remove_team_member' with description 'Remove a member from a team' indicates irreversible removal of a user from team membership. This is a destructive action that cannot be trivially undone and alters access controls.

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

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

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "hide": [
    "remove_team_member"
  ]
}

remove_team_member disappears from the agent's tool list entirely, and any attempt to call it is denied. The rest of the server keeps working.

  1. Create a free account and register Vercel MCP Server — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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What does the remove_team_member tool do? +

Remove a member from a team. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Vercel MCP Server 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 remove_team_member? +

Register the Vercel MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for remove_team_member: 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 Vercel MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is remove_team_member? +

remove_team_member 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 remove_team_member? +

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

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

remove_team_member is provided by the Vercel MCP Server MCP server (quegenx/vercel-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Vercel MCP Server tool call.

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