delete-project-item

THE RISK

Critical Risk

This tool permanently removes items from a GitHub Project, which cannot be undone. While the impact is scoped to project management artifacts rather than code or financial systems, deletion operations are classified as Destructive. The high severity reflects that an AI agent misusing this could remove multiple critical project items, disrupting team workflows and losing tracked information.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'delete-project-item' and description 'Remove an item from a GitHub Project' indicate irreversible deletion of project data.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access delete-project-item gives an agent:

HOW TO CONTROL DELETE-PROJECT-ITEM

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and GitHub Projects MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for delete-project-item:

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "hide": [
    "delete-project-item"
  ]
}

delete-project-item disappears from the agent's tool list entirely, and any attempt to call it is denied. The rest of the server keeps working.

Create a free account and register GitHub Projects MCP Server — nothing to install.
Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.

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EXPLORE

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FAQ

What does the delete-project-item tool do? +

Remove an item from a GitHub Project. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the GitHub Projects MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.

How do I enforce a policy on delete-project-item? +

Register the GitHub Projects MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for delete-project-item: 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 GitHub Projects MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is delete-project-item? +

delete-project-item is a Destructive tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.

Can I rate-limit delete-project-item? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the delete-project-item 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.

How do I block delete-project-item completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for delete-project-item. 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.

What MCP server provides delete-project-item? +

delete-project-item is provided by the GitHub Projects MCP Server MCP server (taylor-lindores-reeves/mcp-github-projects). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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