Delete a document.
AI agents call delete_document to permanently remove resources in Filevine — typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
This tool permanently removes documents from a legal case management system without the ability to undo the action. In a law firm context, document deletion can have serious consequences for case continuity, compliance, audit trails, and client interests. The irreversible nature and potential blast radius (loss of critical case evidence or records) place this in the Destructive category at high severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'delete_document' with description 'Delete a document.' The verb 'delete' is explicitly destructive—it removes data irreversibly.
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Delete a document. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Filevine MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Filevine MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for delete_document: 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 Filevine. Nothing to install.
delete_document 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_document 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_document. 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_document is provided by the Filevine MCP server (rosenadvertising/filevine-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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