从Excel工作簿中删除指定列。 Args: file_path: Excel工作簿的完整路径或相对于输出目录的路径 sheet_name: 工作表名称 col_idx: 要删除的列位置（从1开始） Returns: 操作结果信息
AI agents call delete_column to permanently remove resources in Office Editor — typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
This tool permanently removes data from an Excel file without undo capability. Deletion operations that cannot be reversed fall under the Destructive category, which is the most severe applicable here. The blast radius is significant—an AI agent could accidentally delete critical business data, financial records, or important columns from spreadsheets.
From the tool's definition The tool name is 'delete_column' and the description states it deletes (删除) a specified column from an Excel workbook. The operation removes data irreversibly from a spreadsheet.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access delete_column gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Office Editor, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for delete_column:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"hide": [
"delete_column"
]
}delete_column disappears from the agent's tool list entirely, and any attempt to call it is denied. The rest of the server keeps working.
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从Excel工作簿中删除指定列。 Args: file_path: Excel工作簿的完整路径或相对于输出目录的路径 sheet_name: 工作表名称 col_idx: 要删除的列位置（从1开始） Returns: 操作结果信息. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Office Editor MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Office Editor MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for delete_column: 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 Office Editor. Nothing to install.
delete_column 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_column 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_column. 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_column is provided by the Office Editor MCP server (thewdy/office-editor-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 88 Office Editor tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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