Remove a TV device from the smart home system.
AI agents call remove_tv_device to permanently remove resources in Smart Home Control MCP Server — typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
Removing a device from a smart home system is a destructive action that irreversibly deletes device configuration and state. Once removed, the device must be re-added and reconfigured. While not data-wiping, it is a permanent deletion of system state that cannot be undone without manual intervention. This differs from Write (reversible modification) and Execute (temporary external effects).
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'remove_tv_device' with description 'Remove a TV device from the smart home system.' The verb 'remove' indicates deletion/removal of a configured device, which is an irreversible operation that eliminates configuration state.
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Remove a TV device from the smart home system. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Smart Home Control MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Smart Home Control MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for remove_tv_device: 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 Smart Home Control MCP Server. Nothing to install.
remove_tv_device 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 remove_tv_device 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 remove_tv_device. 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.
remove_tv_device is provided by the Smart Home Control MCP Server MCP server (surya443/smart-home-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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