Void a transaction
AI agents use void_transaction to commit financial operations through Mcp Ap2 — usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.
Voiding a transaction is a financial operation that cancels or nullifies a previously authorized payment. Given the server context (AP2 — Agent-to-Agent Payment Protocol), this tool directly affects financial transactions.
From the tool's definition 'void_transaction' and 'Void a transaction' — voiding a transaction cancels a financial operation, reversing or nullifying a payment authorization
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access void_transaction gives an agent:
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 void_transaction:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"void_transaction": {
"deny_if": [
{
"conditions": [],
"on_deny": "Requires human approval."
}
]
}
}
} Any call to void_transaction is blocked until a human approves it. The rest of the server keeps working.
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Void a transaction. 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.
Register the Mcp Ap2 MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for void_transaction: 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.
void_transaction 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 void_transaction 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 void_transaction. 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.
void_transaction 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.
Start from Mcp Ap2, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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