Delete a savings goal
AI agents call savings_goal_delete to permanently remove resources in Starling Bank — typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
This tool irreversibly deletes user financial data (a savings goal). While not directly moving money like Financial tools, it destroys stored data that cannot be recovered. Destructive is the appropriate category as deletion is the defining characteristic.
From the tool's definition Tool name explicitly contains 'delete' and description states 'Delete a savings goal'. This is an irreversible operation that removes user data from their Starling Bank account.
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Delete a savings goal. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Starling Bank MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Starling Bank MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for savings_goal_delete: 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 Starling Bank. Nothing to install.
savings_goal_delete 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 savings_goal_delete 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 savings_goal_delete. 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.
savings_goal_delete is provided by the Starling Bank MCP server (starling-bank-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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