notes.delete_note

THE RISK

Critical Risk

Why notes.delete_note needs a policy

Deletion of notes is a destructive operation that cannot be undone. Once a note is deleted, it cannot be recovered (barring external backups outside the tool's scope). This falls squarely into the Destructive category. The severity is high because an agent could maliciously or erroneously delete important personal notes, causing data loss.

From the tool's definition Tool name is 'notes.delete_note' with description 'Delete a note.' The verb 'delete' indicates irreversible removal of data.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access notes.delete_note gives an agent:

POLICY

How to control notes.delete_note

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Nucleus Apple, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for notes.delete_note:

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "hide": [
    "notes.delete_note"
  ]
}

notes.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.

Create a free account and register Nucleus Apple — nothing to install.
Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.

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EXPLORE

Related tools and policies

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All critical-risk MCP tools → Every critical-risk tool across the catalogue, and the policy pattern that contains them.
The MCP Attack Database → Documented attack patterns against MCP deployments — and the policies that stop them.
Blast radius → How much damage one compromised or confused agent can do — and how to bound it.
Tool call approval → Approval gates on individual tool calls: auto-allow, prompt, or deny.
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FAQ

Questions about notes.delete_note

What does the notes.delete_note tool do? +

Delete a note. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Nucleus Apple 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 notes.delete_note? +

Register the Nucleus Apple MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for notes.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 Nucleus Apple. Nothing to install.

What risk level is notes.delete_note? +

notes.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 notes.delete_note? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the notes.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 notes.delete_note completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for notes.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 notes.delete_note? +

notes.delete_note is provided by the Nucleus Apple MCP server (zish-rob-crur/nucleus-apple-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Nucleus Apple tool call.

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

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