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What remove_workspace_trust does on Todos
AI agents call remove_workspace_trust to permanently remove resources in Todos, typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
Why remove_workspace_trust is rated Critical
The tool irreversibly removes/deletes a trust profile from the workspace. Deletion of trust configurations can have significant security implications and cannot be easily undone, making this Destructive with high severity.
From the tool's definition Remove a local workspace trust profile
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The rule that runs remove_workspace_trust safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Todos, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For remove_workspace_trust, this is the rule to start with:
remove_workspace_trust is removed from the agent's tool list entirely, so the agent never calls it. The rest of the server keeps working.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Todos, apply this rule, and every remove_workspace_trust call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about remove_workspace_trust
Remove a local workspace trust profile. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Todos MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Todos MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for remove_workspace_trust: 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 Todos. Nothing to install.
remove_workspace_trust 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 remove_workspace_trust 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 remove_workspace_trust. 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.
remove_workspace_trust is provided by the Todos MCP server (@hasna/todos). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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