# dataset_delete

Delete a dataset (destructive — requires confirm)

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `dataset_delete`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/dataset-delete

## Facts

- Tool: `dataset_delete`
- Server: Truenas (`spranab/truenas-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/spranab/truenas-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": "dataset_delete",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why dataset_delete is rated Critical

Dataset deletion is a permanent, irreversible operation that destroys data. This is the most severe category (Destructive > Execute > Write > Read). Even with a confirmation requirement, the tool's function is to irreversibly remove storage datasets, which could result in complete data loss with no recovery option. Critical severity reflects the potential for catastrophic data loss if misused.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name is 'dataset_delete' and description explicitly states 'Delete a dataset (destructive — requires confirm)'. The word 'destructive' is used directly in the description, and deletion of datasets is irreversible."

## Use case

AI agents call dataset_delete to permanently remove resources in Truenas, 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 Truenas:

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

## Other tools on Truenas (278)

- `acme_dns_authenticator_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/acme-dns-authenticator-delete.md
- `alertservice_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/alertservice-delete.md
- `api_key_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/api-key-delete.md
- `app_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/app-delete.md
- `app_rollback` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/app-rollback.md
- `boot_attach_disk` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/boot-attach-disk.md
- `boot_detach_disk` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/boot-detach-disk.md
- `bootenv_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/bootenv-delete.md
- `certificate_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/certificate-delete.md
- `cloud_backup_abort` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/cloud-backup-abort.md
- `cloud_backup_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/cloud-backup-delete.md
- `cloudsync_credentials_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/cloudsync-credentials-delete.md
- `cloudsync_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/cloudsync-delete.md
- `cronjob_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/cronjob-delete.md
- `directory_services_leave` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/directory-services-leave.md
- `disk_wipe` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/disk-wipe.md
- `group_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/group-delete.md
- `initshutdown_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/initshutdown-delete.md
- `iscsi_extent_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/iscsi-extent-delete.md
- `iscsi_initiator_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/iscsi-initiator-delete.md
- `iscsi_portal_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/iscsi-portal-delete.md
- `iscsi_target_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/iscsi-target-delete.md
- `iscsi_targetextent_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/iscsi-targetextent-delete.md
- `keychaincredential_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/keychaincredential-delete.md
- `network_interface_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/network-interface-delete.md
- `network_rollback_changes` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/network-rollback-changes.md
- `network_static_route_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/network-static-route-delete.md
- `nfs_share_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/nfs-share-delete.md
- `pool_export` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/pool-export.md
- `pool_replace_disk` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-mcp/pool-replace-disk.md
- …and 248 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/spranab-truenas-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=spranab-truenas-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/spranab-truenas-mcp