delete_entity
Delete a memory entity outright — the escape hatch for ‘created it by accident’, NOT the primary retirement path (use rename_entity’s status param to retire instead; that stays reversible, this doesn’t). Destructive; requires confirmation. Dependency-aware like forget: refuses when the entity has any relation, incoming or outgoing, unless cascade is set — in which case those relations are removed too and every OTHER materialized entity that referenced this one has its note re-materialized so its [[links]] stop dangling. The entity’s own note is trashed (recoverable) unless permanent is set.
| Domain | knowledge |
| Scopes | delete:memory |
| Access | destructive |
| Tags | writes, destructive, hitl, domain:knowledge |
| Profile | core, full |
Annotations
Section titled “Annotations”| Annotation | Value |
|---|---|
| Read-only | no |
| Destructive | yes |
| Idempotent | no |
| Accepts an idempotency key | no |
Idempotent is the advisory MCP idempotentHint. Destructive is also yes for a tool that
asks for confirmation only on some calls.
Confirmation (human in the loop)
Section titled “Confirmation (human in the loop)”A single-use elicit_token (or a transport-verified confirmation) is required on every call.
- The confirmation binds to a fingerprint of the state being approved, so a confirmation given for since-changed state is refused with
replay_drift.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
vault |
string |
— | Vault id. May be omitted when only one vault is available. length 1–64; pattern ^[a-z0-9_-]+$ |
|
entity_id |
string |
yes | — | length ≥ 1 |
cascade |
boolean |
false |
— | |
permanent |
boolean |
false |
— |
Output
Section titled “Output”| Field | Type | Always present | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
entity_id |
string |
yes | — |
deleted |
boolean |
yes | — |
relations_deleted |
number |
yes | — |
vault_path |
string | null |
yes | — |
permanent |
boolean |
yes | — |
trashed_to |
string | null |
yes | — |
Related tools
Section titled “Related tools”Other tools in the knowledge domain: add_observation, audit_provenance, close_goal, commit_capture, commit_wiki_page, create_entity, diagnose_retrieval, draft_wiki_page, end_session, enqueue_capture, episode_stats, explain_answer, find_existing_page, gap_report, get_entity, get_session_traces, knowledge_challenge, link_entities, lint_wiki, list_capture_queue, list_contradictions, list_goals, note_quality_report, plur_get, plur_recall, plur_recall_hybrid, plur_similarity_search, query_entity_graph, record_retrieval_feedback, reflect, rename_entity, session_bootstrap, set_goal, start_session, unlink_entities, update_observation, vault_context, vault_graph_search, work_episode_chain, work_episodes, work_forget, work_result, work_search.
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