Governed ability
Delete media
aafm/delete-mediaGuarded write
Delete media is a governed ability in Agent Abilities for MCP, a free WordPress plugin that runs an MCP server on your site.
Permanently delete an attachment - the file and library entry are removed and cannot be recovered.
How it is governed
The same model as every ability in the plugin, stated for this one.
- Off until you enable it
Like every ability, Delete media ships switched off. You turn it on one at a time, and an update never widens access on its own.
- Guarded write
Writes stay conservative, and the plugin re-checks the capability before the call runs.
- Capability gated
A connection only sees Delete media if the user you connected can run it, and the plugin checks that capability again before it executes.
- Every call audited
The call is written to the log in your own database, denials included, with the argument keys and the identifiers it touched, never free-text content.
- It can delete
This ability can delete. Where WordPress supports it, items go to Trash and can be restored, and the last administrator can never be removed.
Delete media is one of the 7 governed Media abilities. Browse the other Media abilities in the catalog.
See it in action
An illustrative run. Your real calls and data stay on your own site.
Try it with a prompt
Example requests you could paste to your agent.
Delete attachment 512 from the media library.
Permanently remove media item 341 that we no longer use.
Delete the old logo file, attachment 88, from the library.
These are illustrative example prompts. The agent runs them as the user you connected, checked against that user's capabilities and written to your audit log.
Frequently asked
Short answers for Delete media.
Can a deleted attachment be recovered?
No. Deleting media permanently removes both the file and its library entry, and it cannot be undone. Media deletion does not go to the Trash, so use it deliberately.
What controls this destructive action?
Delete media is a guarded, capability-gated write that stays off by default until an administrator enables it, and every deletion is recorded in the audit log.
Governed by default, from the first call.
Delete media is off until you enable it, scoped to the user you connect, and logged like everything else. Turn on only what you need.
Every ability off until you enable it, capability-gated on every call.