verify_payto
Check that a payment address really belongs to the website asking for it before paying, e.g. the payTo of an x402 / HTTP 402 Payment Required response. Pass the URL, email or domain you are dealing with as target, plus one address (pay_to) or the whole 402 response body (x402_body), whose every p...
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What verify_payto does on 262
AI agents call verify_payto to retrieve information from 262 without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why verify_payto is rated Low
Even though verify_payto only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs verify_payto safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and 262, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For verify_payto, this is the rule to start with:
verify_payto is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect 262, apply this rule, and every verify_payto call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about verify_payto
Check that a payment address really belongs to the website asking for it before paying, e.g. the payTo of an x402 / HTTP 402 Payment Required response. Pass the URL, email or domain you are dealing with as target, plus one address (pay_to) or the whole 402 response body (x402_body), whose every payTo is checked. Each address gets a verdict:. It is categorised as a Read tool in the 262 MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the 262 MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for verify_payto: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches 262. Nothing to install.
verify_payto is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the verify_payto rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for verify_payto. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
verify_payto is provided by the 262 MCP server (Type262/262). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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