Medium Risk

edit_sales_receipt

Modify an existing sales receipt. Can update date, memo, deposit account, department, and/or lines. For lines: provide line_id to update existing line, omit line_id to add new line (requires item_name), set delete=true to remove.

High parameter count (15 properties)

Part of the Quickbooks MCP server. Enforce policies on this tool with Intercept, the open-source MCP proxy.

quickbooks-mcp Write Risk 2/5

AI agents use edit_sales_receipt to create or modify resources in Quickbooks. Write operations carry medium risk because an autonomous agent could trigger bulk unintended modifications. Rate limits prevent a single agent session from making hundreds of changes in rapid succession. Argument validation ensures the agent passes expected values.

Without a policy, an AI agent could call edit_sales_receipt repeatedly, creating or modifying resources faster than any human could review. Intercept's rate limiting ensures write operations happen at a controlled pace, and argument validation catches malformed or unexpected inputs before they reach Quickbooks.

Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.

io-github-nyxtoolsdev-quickbooks-mcp-server.yaml
tools:
  edit_sales_receipt:
    rules:
      - action: allow
        rate_limit:
          max: 30
          window: 60

See the full Quickbooks policy for all 34 tools.

Tool Name edit_sales_receipt
Category Write
Risk Level Medium

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What does the edit_sales_receipt tool do? +

Modify an existing sales receipt. Can update date, memo, deposit account, department, and/or lines. For lines: provide line_id to update existing line, omit line_id to add new line (requires item_name), set delete=true to remove.. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Quickbooks MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on edit_sales_receipt? +

Add a rule in your Intercept YAML policy under the tools section for edit_sales_receipt. You can allow, deny, rate-limit, or validate arguments. Then run Intercept as a proxy in front of the Quickbooks MCP server.

What risk level is edit_sales_receipt? +

edit_sales_receipt is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit edit_sales_receipt? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the edit_sales_receipt rule in your Intercept 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 edit_sales_receipt completely? +

Set action: deny in the Intercept policy for edit_sales_receipt. 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 edit_sales_receipt? +

edit_sales_receipt is provided by the Quickbooks MCP server (quickbooks-mcp). Intercept sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policies on Quickbooks

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npx -y @policylayer/intercept
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