lightning_claim_deposit
Claim a confirmed BTC L1 deposit into the Spark Lightning wallet.
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What lightning_claim_deposit does on Aibtc
AI agents use lightning_claim_deposit to commit financial operations through Aibtc, usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.
Why lightning_claim_deposit is rated Critical
This tool transfers Bitcoin from a Layer 1 deposit into a Lightning wallet, constituting a financial transaction that moves monetary value. This is classified as Financial rather than Write because it involves cryptocurrency/digital assets that represent real economic value. The critical severity reflects that misuse could result in permanent loss of funds or unauthorized transfer of user assets.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'lightning_claim_deposit' and description 'Claim a confirmed BTC L1 deposit into the Spark Lightning wallet' indicates movement of cryptocurrency (BTC) into a wallet, which commits financial value.
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The rule that runs lightning_claim_deposit safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Aibtc, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For lightning_claim_deposit, this is the rule to start with:
Any call to lightning_claim_deposit is blocked until a human approves it. The rest of the server keeps working.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Aibtc, apply this rule, and every lightning_claim_deposit call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about lightning_claim_deposit
Claim a confirmed BTC L1 deposit into the Spark Lightning wallet. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the Aibtc MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Aibtc MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for lightning_claim_deposit: 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 Aibtc. Nothing to install.
lightning_claim_deposit 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 lightning_claim_deposit 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 lightning_claim_deposit. 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.
lightning_claim_deposit is provided by the Aibtc MCP server (aibtcdev/aibtc-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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