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BULK_DELETE

Delete all files matching a glob pattern. Returns count of deleted items.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
patternstringyesGlob pattern (e.g., '/tmp/*.log')
dry_runboolean—Preview files without deleting (default false)

How to use it

You normally trigger this by describing what you want in chat — the agent selects BULK_DELETE automatically. For example:

Try saying
“use file manager to bulk …”

In a workflow

As a step in a multi-step workflow DAG:

json
{
  "id": "s1",
  "agent": "file_manager",
  "action": "BULK_DELETE",
  "args": {
    "pattern": "…",
    "dry_run": true
  },
  "depends_on": [],
  "outputs": []
}

Direct call

For scripting, call it directly via POST /execute_tool. Every tool returns { success, message, data }.

bash
curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8000/execute_tool \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"tool_name":"BULK_DELETE","args":{"pattern":"…","dry_run":true}}'

Part of the file_manager plugin. Browse the full Plugin & Tool Catalog or the relevant feature guide.