Clear all local data, cache, and settings for an app. WARNING: this resets the app to factory state — user preferences, login state, and local files will be lost.
AI agents call android_clear_app_data to permanently remove resources in DevLab MCP Suite — typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
This tool irreversibly deletes user data, preferences, login state, and local files without undo capability. While scoped to a single app rather than system-wide, the loss of user data and authentication state represents a destructive action that cannot be recovered. Severity is high rather than critical because impact is limited to a single application's data rather than system-critical or financial data.
From the tool's definition Clear all local data, cache, and settings for an app. WARNING: this resets the app to factory state — user preferences, login state, and local files will be lost.
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
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Clear all local data, cache, and settings for an app. WARNING: this resets the app to factory state — user preferences, login state, and local files will be lost. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the DevLab MCP Suite MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the DevLab MCP Suite MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for android_clear_app_data: 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 DevLab MCP Suite. Nothing to install.
android_clear_app_data 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 android_clear_app_data 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 android_clear_app_data. 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.
android_clear_app_data is provided by the DevLab MCP Suite MCP server (tanguito86/devlab-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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