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delete-note

Delete an existing note

How to control delete-note ↓

What delete-note does on MCP Notes Server

AI agents call delete-note to permanently remove resources in MCP Notes Server — typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.

Critical Risk

Why delete-note needs a policy

This tool permanently removes notes without possibility of recovery (typical for deletion operations). It cannot be undone and represents data loss. While the blast radius is scoped to individual notes rather than the entire database, deletion of user data is a destructive action warranting 'high' severity. Confidence is high because the description explicitly states 'delete', which is unambiguous destructive action.

From the tool's definition Tool name is 'delete-note' with description 'Delete an existing note'. The verb 'delete' combined with 'note' indicates irreversible removal of data.

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

How to control delete-note

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

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "hide": [
    "delete-note"
  ]
}

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

  1. Create a free account and register MCP Notes Server — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about delete-note

What does the delete-note tool do? +

Delete an existing note. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the MCP Notes 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-note? +

Register the MCP Notes Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for delete-note: 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 MCP Notes Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is delete-note? +

delete-note 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-note? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the delete-note 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-note completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for delete-note. 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-note? +

delete-note is provided by the MCP Notes Server MCP server (truaxki/mcp-notes). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every MCP Notes Server tool call.

Start from MCP Notes Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

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