send_payment
Send a TIP-20 stablecoin payment on Tempo blockchain.
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What send_payment does on Tempo
AI agents use send_payment to commit financial operations through Tempo, usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.
Why send_payment is rated Critical
This tool directly moves stablecoin funds on a blockchain, constituting a financial transaction. Misuse by an AI agent could result in irreversible loss of funds sent to wrong addresses or unauthorized transfers. The server is explicitly designed for autonomous payment execution, making the blast radius critical.
From the tool's definition 'Send a TIP-20 stablecoin payment on Tempo blockchain' and server description 'enabling AI agents to autonomously execute real-world payments'
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs send_payment safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Tempo, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For send_payment, this is the rule to start with:
Any call to send_payment is blocked until a human approves it. The rest of the server keeps working.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Tempo, apply this rule, and every send_payment call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about send_payment
Send a TIP-20 stablecoin payment on Tempo blockchain. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the Tempo MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Tempo MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for send_payment: 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 Tempo. Nothing to install.
send_payment is a Financial tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the send_payment 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 send_payment. 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.
send_payment is provided by the Tempo MCP server (arome3/tempo-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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