Delete a file (or empty directory) at the given vault-relative path.
AI agents call delete to permanently remove resources in TheWeave: Memory for AI agents you can cat, grep, and git — 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 the vault with no undo mechanism. While the blast radius is somewhat contained to the vault scope rather than system-wide, deletion of memory files in an agent's personal vault is a destructive action that cannot be recovered.
From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states 'Delete a file (or empty directory) at the given vault-relative path.' The verb 'delete' combined with permanent removal of files constitutes irreversible data loss.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Delete a file (or empty directory) at the given vault-relative path. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the TheWeave: Memory for AI agents you can cat, grep, and git MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the TheWeave: Memory for AI agents you can cat, grep, and git MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for delete: 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 TheWeave: Memory for AI agents you can cat, grep, and git. Nothing to install.
delete 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 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. 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 is provided by the TheWeave: Memory for AI agents you can cat, grep, and git MCP server (theweavesc/theweave). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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