l402-buy-credits

Buy credits from a toll-booth server with volume discounts. Omit amountSats to discover available tiers. Provide amountSats to purchase a specific tier. Only works with toll-booth servers.

SERVER402 SOURCE402-mcp

Critical RISK CLASS

Category Financial

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Approval-gatedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade F, identity unverified Pull the record →

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WHAT IT DOES

What l402-buy-credits does on 402

AI agents use l402-buy-credits to commit financial operations through 402, usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.

RISK

Why l402-buy-credits is rated Critical

This tool explicitly purchases credits using satoshis (Lightning Network payments), committing real financial value. It initiates a monetary transaction on behalf of the agent. The presence of sibling tools like l402-pay and l402-redeem-cashu confirms this server handles real Lightning payments. Misuse could result in unauthorized spending of funds, making this Financial/critical.

From the tool's definition "Buy credits from a toll-booth server" and "Provide amountSats to purchase a specific tier" — the tool moves Bitcoin/Lightning funds to acquire credits

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs l402-buy-credits safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and 402, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For l402-buy-credits, this is the rule to start with:

l402-buy-credits Approval-gated

Any call to l402-buy-credits 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": {
    "l402-buy-credits": {
      "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 402, apply this rule, and every l402-buy-credits call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about l402-buy-credits

What does the l402-buy-credits tool do? +

Buy credits from a toll-booth server with volume discounts. Omit amountSats to discover available tiers. Provide amountSats to purchase a specific tier. Only works with toll-booth servers. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the 402 MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.

How do I enforce a policy on l402-buy-credits? +

Register the 402 MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for l402-buy-credits: 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 402. Nothing to install.

What risk level is l402-buy-credits? +

l402-buy-credits 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 l402-buy-credits? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the l402-buy-credits 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 l402-buy-credits completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for l402-buy-credits. 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 l402-buy-credits? +

l402-buy-credits is provided by the 402 MCP server (402-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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