# request_transfer

A financial tool on the Genkit MCP MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `request_transfer`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/firebase-genkit/request-transfer

## Facts

- Tool: `request_transfer`
- Server: Genkit MCP (`genkit-ai/genkit`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/firebase-genkit.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/genkit-ai/genkit
- Risk category: Financial (Critical risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Approval-gated

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "request_transfer",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why request_transfer is rated Critical

Tool name 'request_transfer' strongly implies financial money transfer operation.

From the tool's own definition: "uninformative description"

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Approval-gated**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Genkit MCP:

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

## Other tools on Genkit MCP (71)

- `removeTask` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/firebase-genkit/removetask.md
- `characterGenerator` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/firebase-genkit/charactergenerator.md
- `delegate_to_coder` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/firebase-genkit/delegate-to-coder.md
- `delegate_to_researcher` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/firebase-genkit/delegate-to-researcher.md
- `run_flow` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/firebase-genkit/run-flow.md
- `run_shell` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/firebase-genkit/run-shell.md
- `screenshot` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/firebase-genkit/screenshot.md
- `slowWork` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/firebase-genkit/slowwork.md
- `start_runtime` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/firebase-genkit/start-runtime.md
- `transferToAgent` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/firebase-genkit/transfertoagent.md
- `use_skill` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/firebase-genkit/use-skill.md
- `processPayment` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/firebase-genkit/processpayment.md
- `reservationTool` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/firebase-genkit/reservationtool.md
- `transferMoney` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/firebase-genkit/transfermoney.md
- `add` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/firebase-genkit/add.md
- `askQuestion` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/firebase-genkit/askquestion.md
- `datePicker` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/firebase-genkit/datepicker.md
- `error_tool` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/firebase-genkit/error-tool.md
- `exitTool` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/firebase-genkit/exittool.md
- `gablorken` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/firebase-genkit/gablorken.md
- `test_http` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/firebase-genkit/test-http.md
- `account_record` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/firebase-genkit/account-record.md
- `ask_user` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/firebase-genkit/ask-user.md
- `celsiusToFahrenheit` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/firebase-genkit/celsiustofahrenheit.md
- `confirmBooking` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/firebase-genkit/confirmbooking.md
- `current_weather` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/firebase-genkit/current-weather.md
- `dailySpecial` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/firebase-genkit/dailyspecial.md
- `dynamicGablorkenTool` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/firebase-genkit/dynamicgablorkentool.md
- `echo_meta_tool` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/firebase-genkit/echo-meta-tool.md
- `fetchCatalog` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/firebase-genkit/fetchcatalog.md
- …and 41 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/firebase-genkit.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=firebase-genkit · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/firebase-genkit