Does onedrive_delete_file move files to the trash or delete them permanently?

It removes the file or empty folder from your synced OneDrive on the Mac. Treat deletions as removal — confirm with the AI before deleting, and rely on OneDrive's own version history or recycle bin for recovery if needed.

Can it delete folders too?

Yes, it can delete empty folders. To remove a folder with contents, have the AI list and delete the files inside first, then remove the now-empty folder — it can chain these steps in one request.

Is my OneDrive data sent to a server?

No. LMCP runs natively on your Mac and acts on files already synced locally. Nothing is copied to an LMCP server, and there are no API keys. Web AIs connect through an encrypted Cloud Relay that reaches your Mac directly.

Delete OneDrive Files With AI on Mac

The onedrive_delete_file tool lets your AI assistant remove a file or an empty folder from your OneDrive on your Mac — no need to open Finder, hunt through synced folders, or right-click your way to the trash. You just describe what you want gone in plain language, and the AI does it. For example, you can type: "Delete the file Q1-draft-old.docx from my OneDrive Documents folder." LMCP locates the file in your synced OneDrive and deletes it for you.

It works on real local data through LMCP, a free, native macOS MCP server that connects AI assistants to your actual Mac apps. There are 150+ tools across Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Notes, OneDrive and more — all running locally with no API keys and nothing stored on a server.

Which AI agents work?

You can use onedrive_delete_file from any MCP-capable assistant:

Desktop clients — Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code (GitHub Copilot), Windsurf and Zed auto-configure via local stdio. LMCP wires itself in automatically.
Web AIs — ChatGPT, Claude.ai, Grok and Perplexity connect through the LMCP Cloud Relay connector, so they can reach your Mac securely without exposing your files to a third-party server.

Automation

Deleting a file is rarely the whole job — it's usually the last step of a cleanup. Because LMCP exposes 150+ tools, the AI can chain operations in a single request. It can onedrive_list_files to find stale drafts, onedrive_read_file to confirm contents before removing, then call onedrive_delete_file on each obsolete one. You can ask: "Find every file in OneDrive/Archive older than last year and delete the empty leftover folders." The assistant inspects, decides and removes — turning a tedious manual sweep into one prompt.

Context

The AI works against your real OneDrive, synced locally on the Mac — not a sandbox or a sample dataset. It sees the same files you see in Finder, with their real names and folder structure. That means deletions hit the actual file you mean, and the AI can cross-reference context from your other apps — like checking a Mail thread or a Calendar event — before deciding what's safe to remove.

Productivity

Manual cleanup means opening OneDrive, scrolling through nested folders, identifying obsolete files one by one, and confirming each deletion. With onedrive_delete_file the AI does the locating and the removing in seconds. A monthly folder tidy that used to take fifteen minutes of clicking becomes a single sentence. Multiply that across recurring housekeeping and you reclaim real time every week — while keeping your storage lean and your synced quota under control.

Privacy & GDPR

Everything runs locally on your Mac. onedrive_delete_file operates on files already synced to your machine — no copy of your data is sent to an LMCP server, and there are no API keys to leak. The AI's request reaches your Mac directly (or through the encrypted Cloud Relay for web clients), the file is deleted on-device, and nothing is retained externally. This is privacy by architecture, not by policy — see GDPR-compliant by architecture for how LMCP keeps your data on your machine.

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