cow_place_order

Gets a Base CoW quote, signs the EIP-712 order with the Agent wallet, and submits it to the CoW Orderbook under the configured policy.

SERVERAwesome Base SOURCEB5-Software/awesome-base-mcp

Critical RISK CLASS

Category Financial

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Approval-gatedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade F, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/awesome-base-mcp/cow-place-order.md

WHAT IT DOES

What cow_place_order does on Awesome Base

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

RISK

Why cow_place_order is rated Critical

Places and signs real on-chain financial swap orders committing wallet funds.

From the tool's definition signs EIP-712 order, submits to CoW Orderbook

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs cow_place_order safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Awesome Base, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For cow_place_order, this is the rule to start with:

cow_place_order Approval-gated

Any call to cow_place_order is blocked until a human approves it. The rest of the server keeps working.

View as policy code

policy.json

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

GATE THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Awesome Base, apply this rule, and every cow_place_order call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about cow_place_order

What does the cow_place_order tool do? +

Gets a Base CoW quote, signs the EIP-712 order with the Agent wallet, and submits it to the CoW Orderbook under the configured policy. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the Awesome Base MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.

How do I enforce a policy on cow_place_order? +

Register the Awesome Base MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for cow_place_order: 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 Awesome Base. Nothing to install.

What risk level is cow_place_order? +

cow_place_order is a Financial tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.

Can I rate-limit cow_place_order? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the cow_place_order 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.

How do I block cow_place_order completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for cow_place_order. 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.

What MCP server provides cow_place_order? +

cow_place_order is provided by the Awesome Base MCP server (B5-Software/awesome-base-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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