# sbtc_deposit

Deposit BTC to receive sBTC on Stacks L2. This builds, signs, and broadcasts a Bitcoin transaction to the sBTC deposit address. After confirmation, sBTC tokens are minted to your Stacks address. The transaction uses your wallet

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `sbtc_deposit`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aibtcdev-mcp-server/sbtc-deposit

## Facts

- Tool: `sbtc_deposit`
- Server: Aibtc (`aibtcdev/aibtc-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aibtcdev-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/aibtcdev/aibtc-mcp-server
- Risk category: Financial (Critical risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity verified
- 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": "sbtc_deposit",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why sbtc_deposit is rated Critical

This tool directly moves money (BTC) and commits financial obligations by broadcasting a blockchain transaction. The user's cryptocurrency is transferred and converted to sBTC tokens. This is an irreversible financial transaction with maximum severity—misuse by an agent could drain the user's Bitcoin holdings.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states: 'Deposit BTC to receive sBTC on Stacks L2' and 'builds, signs, and broadcasts a Bitcoin transaction' and 'uses your wallet'."

## Use case

AI agents use sbtc_deposit to commit financial operations through Aibtc, 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 Aibtc:

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

## Other tools on Aibtc (357)

- `bitflow_cancel_order` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aibtcdev-mcp-server/bitflow-cancel-order.md
- `bounty_cancel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aibtcdev-mcp-server/bounty-cancel.md
- `credentials_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aibtcdev-mcp-server/credentials-delete.md
- `delete_hiro_api_key` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aibtcdev-mcp-server/delete-hiro-api-key.md
- `identity_unset_wallet` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aibtcdev-mcp-server/identity-unset-wallet.md
- `jingswap_cancel_cycle` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aibtcdev-mcp-server/jingswap-cancel-cycle.md
- `jingswap_cancel_sbtc` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aibtcdev-mcp-server/jingswap-cancel-sbtc.md
- `lightning_lock` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aibtcdev-mcp-server/lightning-lock.md
- `ordinals_p2p_cancel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aibtcdev-mcp-server/ordinals-p2p-cancel.md
- `pillar_direct_revoke_fast_pool` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aibtcdev-mcp-server/pillar-direct-revoke-fast-pool.md
- `reputation_revoke_feedback` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aibtcdev-mcp-server/reputation-revoke-feedback.md
- `stackspot_cancel_pot` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aibtcdev-mcp-server/stackspot-cancel-pot.md
- `wallet_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aibtcdev-mcp-server/wallet-delete.md
- `broadcast_transaction` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aibtcdev-mcp-server/broadcast-transaction.md
- `btc_sign_message` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aibtcdev-mcp-server/btc-sign-message.md
- `call_contract` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aibtcdev-mcp-server/call-contract.md
- `deploy_contract` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aibtcdev-mcp-server/deploy-contract.md
- `dual_stacking_opt_out` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aibtcdev-mcp-server/dual-stacking-opt-out.md
- `inference_check_provider` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aibtcdev-mcp-server/inference-check-provider.md
- `inscribe_child_reveal` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aibtcdev-mcp-server/inscribe-child-reveal.md
- `inscribe_reveal` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aibtcdev-mcp-server/inscribe-reveal.md
- `jingswap_close_deposits` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aibtcdev-mcp-server/jingswap-close-deposits.md
- `jingswap_settle_with_refresh` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aibtcdev-mcp-server/jingswap-settle-with-refresh.md
- `lightning_unlock` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aibtcdev-mcp-server/lightning-unlock.md
- `news_publisher_compile_brief` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aibtcdev-mcp-server/news-publisher-compile-brief.md
- `nonce_heal` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aibtcdev-mcp-server/nonce-heal.md
- `nostr_sign_event` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aibtcdev-mcp-server/nostr-sign-event.md
- `pillar_connect` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aibtcdev-mcp-server/pillar-connect.md
- `pillar_key_generate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aibtcdev-mcp-server/pillar-key-generate.md
- `pillar_key_lock` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aibtcdev-mcp-server/pillar-key-lock.md
- …and 327 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-aibtcdev-mcp-server.md

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