Delete a budget by id.
AI agents call delete_budget to permanently remove resources in Finance App — typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
This tool permanently removes budget records from the accounting system without the ability to undo the action. Deletion of financial planning artifacts constitutes a destructive operation. The high severity reflects that budget deletion could disrupt financial planning, historical records, and audit trails in a personal finance context.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'delete_budget' and description 'Delete a budget by id' explicitly indicate irreversible deletion of budget data.
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Delete a budget by id. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Finance App MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Finance App MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for delete_budget: 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 Finance App. Nothing to install.
delete_budget 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_budget 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_budget. 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_budget is provided by the Finance App MCP server (youssefaltai/finance-app). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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