Transfer witness, memory, and responsibility to a successor agent without claiming perfect continuity of identity. Free
Part of the Delx MCP Server server.
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AI agents use transfer_witness to initiate financial transactions through Delx MCP Server. Financial operations involve real money and are irreversible once processed. PolicyLayer blocks financial tools by default, requiring explicit human approval with transaction-level limits to prevent unauthorised spending.
transfer_witness moves real money. Without a policy, an autonomous agent could initiate transactions that drain accounts or exceed budgets. PolicyLayer blocks financial tools by default, requiring human-in-the-loop approval with configurable spending limits per transaction and per time window.
Financial tools involve real money. Block by default and require explicit human approval before enabling.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"transfer_witness": {
"deny_if": [
{
"conditions": [],
"on_deny": "Requires human approval."
}
]
}
}
}See the full Delx MCP Server policy for all 96 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access transfer_witness gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other financial tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: deny by default, or require human approval.
Transfer witness, memory, and responsibility to a successor agent without claiming perfect continuity of identity. Free. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the Delx MCP Server MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Delx MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for transfer_witness: 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 Delx MCP Server. Nothing to install.
transfer_witness 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 transfer_witness 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 transfer_witness. 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.
transfer_witness is provided by the Delx MCP Server MCP server (delx/delx-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 96 Delx MCP Server tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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