Permanently deletes a workbook from the current Tableau Cloud site. Restricted to Tableau site administrators and requires the \
AI agents call delete-workbook to permanently remove resources in Tableau MCP Server — typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
This tool irreversibly removes a workbook and its associated content from Tableau Cloud. Deletion cannot be undone through normal operations. While restricted to administrators per the description, if an AI agent gains access to such credentials, it could destroy business-critical dashboards, reports, and analyses.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'delete-workbook' and description states 'Permanently deletes a workbook from the current Tableau Cloud site'. The word 'Permanently' indicates irreversible deletion.
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Permanently deletes a workbook from the current Tableau Cloud site. Restricted to Tableau site administrators and requires the \. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Tableau MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Tableau MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for delete-workbook: 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 Tableau MCP Server. Nothing to install.
delete-workbook 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-workbook 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-workbook. 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-workbook is provided by the Tableau MCP Server MCP server (tableau/tableau-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.