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reverse_payment

Reverse a completed payment

How to control reverse_payment ↓

What reverse_payment does on Mcp Ap2

AI agents use reverse_payment to commit financial operations through Mcp Ap2 — usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.

Critical Risk

Why reverse_payment needs a policy

Reversing a completed payment is a direct financial operation that undoes a prior monetary transaction. This falls squarely in the Financial category. Misuse by an AI agent could result in unauthorized reversal of legitimate payments, causing significant financial harm. Severity is critical given the irreversible financial impact and the context of an agent-to-agent payment protocol.

From the tool's definition 'reverse_payment' and 'Reverse a completed payment'

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access reverse_payment gives an agent:

How to control reverse_payment

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Mcp Ap2, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for reverse_payment:

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

Any call to reverse_payment is blocked until a human approves it. The rest of the server keeps working.

  1. Create a free account and register Mcp Ap2 — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about reverse_payment

What does the reverse_payment tool do? +

Reverse a completed payment. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the Mcp Ap2 MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.

How do I enforce a policy on reverse_payment? +

Register the Mcp Ap2 MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for reverse_payment: 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 Mcp Ap2. Nothing to install.

What risk level is reverse_payment? +

reverse_payment 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 reverse_payment? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the reverse_payment 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 reverse_payment completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for reverse_payment. 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 reverse_payment? +

reverse_payment is provided by the Mcp Ap2 MCP server (@codespar/mcp-ap2). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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