artifact.reap_stale_uploads
Expire abandoned partial uploads while preserving registered artifacts.
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What artifact.reap_stale_uploads does on Visionmcp
AI agents call artifact.reap_stale_uploads to permanently remove resources in Visionmcp, typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
Why artifact.reap_stale_uploads is rated Critical
The tool permanently expires/deletes abandoned partial uploads. While it preserves registered artifacts and targets only incomplete uploads, the expiration of data is irreversible, making this Destructive. The blast radius is medium since only unregistered partial uploads are affected, not completed artifacts.
From the tool's definition Expire abandoned partial uploads — 'expire' indicates irreversible removal of data (stale/partial uploads)
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The rule that runs artifact.reap_stale_uploads safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Visionmcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For artifact.reap_stale_uploads, this is the rule to start with:
artifact.reap_stale_uploads 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 Visionmcp, apply this rule, and every artifact.reap_stale_uploads call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about artifact.reap_stale_uploads
Expire abandoned partial uploads while preserving registered artifacts. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Visionmcp MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Vision MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for artifact.reap_stale_uploads: 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 Visionmcp. Nothing to install.
artifact.reap_stale_uploads 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 artifact.reap_stale_uploads 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 artifact.reap_stale_uploads. 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.
artifact.reap_stale_uploads is provided by the Vision MCP server (joshuahickscorp/visionmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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