# delete_payment

Delete a payment in Sanka by payment id or external reference.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `delete_payment`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/sankahq-sanka-mcp/delete-payment

## Facts

- Tool: `delete_payment`
- Server: Sanka MCP Server (`sankahq/sanka-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/sankahq-sanka-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/sankaHQ/sanka-mcp
- Risk category: Destructive (Critical risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Hidden

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "delete_payment",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why delete_payment is rated Critical

This tool permanently removes payment data, which cannot be undone. While it could be classified as Financial due to its payment context, Destructive is the correct primary category because the action is fundamentally about irreversible deletion.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'delete_payment' and description 'Delete a payment in Sanka by payment id or external reference' explicitly indicate irreversible deletion of financial payment records."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Hidden**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Sanka MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "hide": [
    "delete_payment"
  ]
}
```

## Other tools on Sanka MCP Server (348)

- `cancel_buy_request` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sankahq-sanka-mcp/cancel-buy-request.md
- `cancel_export_job` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sankahq-sanka-mcp/cancel-export-job.md
- `cancel_import_job` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sankahq-sanka-mcp/cancel-import-job.md
- `cancel_workspace_invitation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sankahq-sanka-mcp/cancel-workspace-invitation.md
- `delete_absence` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sankahq-sanka-mcp/delete-absence.md
- `delete_approval_rule` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sankahq-sanka-mcp/delete-approval-rule.md
- `delete_association` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sankahq-sanka-mcp/delete-association.md
- `delete_attendance_record` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sankahq-sanka-mcp/delete-attendance-record.md
- `delete_bill` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sankahq-sanka-mcp/delete-bill.md
- `delete_company` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sankahq-sanka-mcp/delete-company.md
- `delete_contact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sankahq-sanka-mcp/delete-contact.md
- `delete_deal` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sankahq-sanka-mcp/delete-deal.md
- `delete_delivery_rule` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sankahq-sanka-mcp/delete-delivery-rule.md
- `delete_disbursement` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sankahq-sanka-mcp/delete-disbursement.md
- `delete_disbursement_allocation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sankahq-sanka-mcp/delete-disbursement-allocation.md
- `delete_estimate` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sankahq-sanka-mcp/delete-estimate.md
- `delete_expense` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sankahq-sanka-mcp/delete-expense.md
- `delete_ferry_diagram` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sankahq-sanka-mcp/delete-ferry-diagram.md
- `delete_ferry_todo` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sankahq-sanka-mcp/delete-ferry-todo.md
- `delete_inventory` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sankahq-sanka-mcp/delete-inventory.md
- `delete_inventory_transaction` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sankahq-sanka-mcp/delete-inventory-transaction.md
- `delete_invoice` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sankahq-sanka-mcp/delete-invoice.md
- `delete_item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sankahq-sanka-mcp/delete-item.md
- `delete_location` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sankahq-sanka-mcp/delete-location.md
- `delete_lock_rule` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sankahq-sanka-mcp/delete-lock-rule.md
- `delete_order` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sankahq-sanka-mcp/delete-order.md
- `delete_project` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sankahq-sanka-mcp/delete-project.md
- `delete_property` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sankahq-sanka-mcp/delete-property.md
- `delete_purchase_order` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sankahq-sanka-mcp/delete-purchase-order.md
- `delete_report` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sankahq-sanka-mcp/delete-report.md
- …and 318 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/sankahq-sanka-mcp.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=sankahq-sanka-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/sankahq-sanka-mcp