Permanently deletes an email
AI agents call delete-email to permanently remove resources in Outlook Assistant — typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
This tool permanently removes email data with no undo capability, which is the defining characteristic of the Destructive category. The use of 'Permanently deletes' confirms irreversibility.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'delete-email' and description 'Permanently deletes an email' explicitly indicate irreversible deletion of data.
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Permanently deletes an email. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Outlook Assistant MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Outlook Assistant MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for delete-email: 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 Outlook Assistant. Nothing to install.
delete-email 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-email 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-email. 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-email is provided by the Outlook Assistant MCP server (titanzero/outlook-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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