isw_airtime_recharge

Top up a phone number through VAS airtime. Requires confirm: true.

SERVERInterswitch SOURCEinterswitch-mcp-server

Critical RISK CLASS

Category Financial

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Approval-gatedsee the rule below

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WHAT IT DOES

What isw_airtime_recharge does on Interswitch

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

RISK

Why isw_airtime_recharge is rated Critical

Airtime recharge is a financial operation that moves monetary value to purchase airtime credit for a phone number. It commits a financial obligation/payment through the Interswitch payment infrastructure, making it a Financial category tool with high severity due to potential for misuse at scale.

From the tool's definition 'Top up a phone number through VAS airtime' and server description mentions 'airtime' as a financial API; 'Requires confirm: true' indicates a real financial transaction

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs isw_airtime_recharge safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Interswitch, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For isw_airtime_recharge, this is the rule to start with:

isw_airtime_recharge Approval-gated

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

View as policy code

policy.json

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

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The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Interswitch, apply this rule, and every isw_airtime_recharge call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about isw_airtime_recharge

What does the isw_airtime_recharge tool do? +

Top up a phone number through VAS airtime. Requires confirm: true. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the Interswitch MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.

How do I enforce a policy on isw_airtime_recharge? +

Register the Interswitch MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for isw_airtime_recharge: 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 Interswitch. Nothing to install.

What risk level is isw_airtime_recharge? +

isw_airtime_recharge 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 isw_airtime_recharge? +

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

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

isw_airtime_recharge is provided by the Interswitch MCP server (interswitch-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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