isw_single_transfer

Send money to a bank account. High-risk financial operation; requires confirm: true. Provide amountNaira or amountKobo explicitly.

SERVERInterswitch SOURCEinterswitch-mcp-server

Critical RISK CLASS

Category Financial

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Approval-gatedsee the rule below

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This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-dairus01-interswitch-mcp-server/isw-single-transfer.md

WHAT IT DOES

What isw_single_transfer does on Interswitch

AI agents use isw_single_transfer 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_single_transfer is rated Critical

This tool irreversibly transfers money from one bank account to another, creating direct financial obligations and moving funds. This is the most severe category (Financial > Destructive > Execute > Write > Read). The description explicitly marks it as 'high-risk financial operation' and the requirement for confirmation reflects the criticality of preventing accidental misuse by AI agents.

From the tool's definition Send money to a bank account. High-risk financial operation; requires confirm: true.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs isw_single_transfer 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_single_transfer, this is the rule to start with:

isw_single_transfer Approval-gated

Any call to isw_single_transfer 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_single_transfer": {
      "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_single_transfer call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about isw_single_transfer

What does the isw_single_transfer tool do? +

Send money to a bank account. High-risk financial operation; requires confirm: true. Provide amountNaira or amountKobo explicitly. 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_single_transfer? +

Register the Interswitch MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for isw_single_transfer: 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_single_transfer? +

isw_single_transfer 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_single_transfer? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the isw_single_transfer 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_single_transfer completely? +

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

isw_single_transfer 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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