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search_payments

Search payments with filters

How to control search_payments ↓

What search_payments does on Mcp Ap2

AI agents call search_payments to retrieve information from Mcp Ap2 without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

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Why search_payments needs a policy

This tool queries payment data with filters but does not create, modify, delete, or execute operations. It has no side effects beyond retrieving information. Although it accesses financial data, the action itself is read-only retrieval, so it falls under the Read category rather than Financial.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'search_payments' and description 'Search payments with filters' indicate a read-only query operation.

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

How to control search_payments

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 search_payments:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "search_payments": {}
  }
}

search_payments is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  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 search_payments

What does the search_payments tool do? +

Search payments with filters. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Ap2 MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on search_payments? +

Register the Mcp Ap2 MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_payments: 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 search_payments? +

search_payments is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit search_payments? +

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

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

search_payments 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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