Cancel a pending or running task.
AI agents call cancel-task to permanently remove resources in Back-Agent MCP Server — typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
Cancelling a running or pending task is an irreversible action — the task's progress is lost and it cannot be resumed from where it left off. This constitutes an irreversible interruption of execution, placing it in the Destructive category.
From the tool's definition Cancel a pending or running task
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Cancel a pending or running task. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Back-Agent MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Back-Agent MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for cancel-task: 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 Back-Agent MCP Server. Nothing to install.
cancel-task 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 cancel-task 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 cancel-task. 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.
cancel-task is provided by the Back-Agent MCP Server MCP server (zuens2020/back-agent-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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