Tagging something parent:x should work. It will work with tag scripts.
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If you're tagging post #1, then tagging it parent:1 will clear the parent.
pool:x works. You can either pass it a number (in which case it'll be treated like a pool id) or you can give it a name, with spaces replaced with underscores. If a pool with that name doesn't already exist, one will be created automatically.
I'm talking about cases like pool #189 (http://danbooru.donmai.us/post?tags=hechi+code_geass&commit=Search) where I want to unparent all those images quickly because they're already in a pool.