Deletes a phrase by its ID.
AI agents call delete-phrase to permanently remove resources in Phrases MCP Server — typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
Deletion operations are irreversible and fall into the Destructive category. While the phrase data itself may not be critical infrastructure or financial data, the action cannot be undone and represents permanent data loss.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'delete-phrase' and description 'Deletes a phrase by its ID' explicitly indicate irreversible deletion of data.
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Deletes a phrase by its ID. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Phrases MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Phrases MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for delete-phrase: 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 Phrases MCP Server. Nothing to install.
delete-phrase 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-phrase 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-phrase. 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-phrase is provided by the Phrases MCP Server MCP server (ronniemh/phrases-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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