# pause_recurring_billing

Temporarily pause recurring charges. Can be resumed later.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `pause_recurring_billing`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/pause-recurring-billing

## Facts

- Tool: `pause_recurring_billing`
- Server: Businys (`@businys/mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server.md
- Install: `npx -y @businys/mcp-server`
- Homepage: https://github.com/hiatys/businys-mcp
- Risk category: Financial (Critical risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Approval-gated

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "pause_recurring_billing",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why pause_recurring_billing is rated Critical

This tool affects recurring billing/payment cycles for clients. Pausing charges directly impacts revenue collection and financial obligations between the professional and their clients. Although it is described as temporary and resumable, it still constitutes a financial action that stops money movement, warranting the Financial category. Misuse could halt legitimate billing, causing financial disruption.

From the tool's own definition: "pause recurring charges"

## Use case

AI agents use pause_recurring_billing to commit financial operations through Businys, usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Approval-gated**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Businys:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "pause_recurring_billing": {
      "deny_if": [
        {
          "conditions": [],
          "on_deny": "Requires human approval."
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Businys (247)

- `archive_contract` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/archive-contract.md
- `archive_invoice` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/archive-invoice.md
- `cancel_booking` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/cancel-booking.md
- `cancel_invitation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/cancel-invitation.md
- `delete_account` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-account.md
- `delete_asset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-asset.md
- `delete_automation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-automation.md
- `delete_blackout` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-blackout.md
- `delete_exercise` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-exercise.md
- `delete_gear_item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-gear-item.md
- `delete_goal` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-goal.md
- `delete_measurement` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-measurement.md
- `delete_personal_record` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-personal-record.md
- `delete_program` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-program.md
- `delete_sub_profile` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-sub-profile.md
- `delete_workout` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-workout.md
- `delete_workout_set` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/delete-workout-set.md
- `remove_member` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/remove-member.md
- `revoke_api_key` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/revoke-api-key.md
- `revoke_portal_access` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/revoke-portal-access.md
- `skip_nurture` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/skip-nurture.md
- `create_automation` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/create-automation.md
- `switch_organization` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/switch-organization.md
- `cancel_recurring_billing` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/cancel-recurring-billing.md
- `create_credit_pack` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/create-credit-pack.md
- `create_deposit_invoice` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/create-deposit-invoice.md
- `create_recurring_billing` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/create-recurring-billing.md
- `deduct_credit` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/deduct-credit.md
- `forfeit_deposit` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/forfeit-deposit.md
- `process_refund` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server/process-refund.md
- …and 217 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/app-businys-mcp-server.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=app-businys-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/app-businys-mcp-server