escrow_get_quote
Prices protection for a payment to a counterparty you do not trust yet, without committing to anything. The fee is 1% of the amount, minimum $0.10, maximum $25.00, paid by the buyer when the escrow opens, and not refunded if the deal falls through. Needs no account. Pair this with trust_check_wal...
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What escrow_get_quote does on AFOS — Agentic Financial OS
AI agents call escrow_get_quote to retrieve information from AFOS — Agentic Financial OS without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
amount_usd | number | Yes | What you intend to pay the counterparty, in USD. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why escrow_get_quote is rated Low
Tool only retrieves a price quote with no financial commitment or side effects.
From the tool's definition Prices protection... without committing to anything
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs escrow_get_quote safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and AFOS — Agentic Financial OS, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For escrow_get_quote, this is the rule to start with:
escrow_get_quote 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 AFOS — Agentic Financial OS, apply this rule, and every escrow_get_quote call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about escrow_get_quote
Prices protection for a payment to a counterparty you do not trust yet, without committing to anything. The fee is 1% of the amount, minimum $0.10, maximum $25.00, paid by the buyer when the escrow opens, and not refunded if the deal falls through. Needs no account. Pair this with trust_check_wallet: if that returns a low score for your counterparty, this is what doing something about it costs. It is categorised as a Read tool in the AFOS — Agentic Financial OS MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
escrow_get_quote accepts 1 parameter: amount_usd. Required: amount_usd. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the AFOS — Agentic Financial OS MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for escrow_get_quote: 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 AFOS — Agentic Financial OS. Nothing to install.
escrow_get_quote 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 escrow_get_quote 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 escrow_get_quote. 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.
escrow_get_quote is provided by the AFOS — Agentic Financial OS MCP server (https://focxle.com/api/v1/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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