# get_payment_link_by_merchant_reference Get a payment link by merchant reference. Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_payment_link_by_merchant_reference`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp/get-payment-link-by-merchant-reference ## Facts - Tool: `get_payment_link_by_merchant_reference` - Server: PineLabs Plural PG — Payment Gateway MCP Server (`pypi:pinelabs-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp.md - Install: `npx -y pypi:pinelabs-mcp-server` - Homepage: https://github.com/plural-pinelabs/pinelabs-online-mcp - Risk category: Read (Low risk) - Registry record: grade F, identity unverified - Server rate-limited: no - Parameters: 0 - Recommended policy verdict: Allowed ## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0) ```json { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "get_payment_link_by_merchant_reference", "arguments": {} } } ``` ## Why get_payment_link_by_merchant_reference is rated Low This tool queries and retrieves an existing payment link using a merchant reference identifier. It performs a read-only lookup with no side effects, no data modification, and no financial transaction execution. Although it relates to payments, it merely fetches metadata about an existing payment link rather than creating, modifying, or processing a payment. From the tool's own definition: "Tool name includes 'get', and description states 'Get a payment link by merchant reference' — a retrieval operation with no modification." ## Use case AI agents call get_payment_link_by_merchant_reference to retrieve information from PineLabs Plural PG — Payment Gateway MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere. ## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer) Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches PineLabs Plural PG — Payment Gateway MCP Server: ```json { "version": "1", "default": "deny", "tools": { "get_payment_link_by_merchant_reference": {} } } ``` ## Other tools on PineLabs Plural PG — Payment Gateway MCP Server (56) - `cancel_order` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp/cancel-order.md - `delete_plan` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp/delete-plan.md - `delete_presentation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp/delete-presentation.md - `resend_otp` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp/resend-otp.md - `submit_otp` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp/submit-otp.md - `cancel_payment_link` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp/cancel-payment-link.md - `cancel_payout` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp/cancel-payout.md - `cancel_subscription` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp/cancel-subscription.md - `capture_order` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp/capture-order.md - `create_card_payment` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp/create-card-payment.md - `create_debit` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp/create-debit.md - `create_merchant_retry` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp/create-merchant-retry.md - `create_order` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp/create-order.md - `create_payment_link` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp/create-payment-link.md - `create_payout` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp/create-payout.md - `create_plan` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp/create-plan.md - `create_refund` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp/create-refund.md - `create_subscription` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp/create-subscription.md - `create_upi_intent_payment_with_qr` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp/create-upi-intent-payment-with-qr.md - `integrate_pinelabs_checkout` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp/integrate-pinelabs-checkout.md - `pause_subscription` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp/pause-subscription.md - `resume_subscription` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp/resume-subscription.md - `send_subscription_notification` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp/send-subscription-notification.md - `update_payout` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp/update-payout.md - `update_subscription` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp/update-subscription.md - `detect_stack` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp/detect-stack.md - `fetch_order_payments` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp/fetch-order-payments.md - `get_all_settlements` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp/get-all-settlements.md - `get_api_documentation` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp/get-api-documentation.md - `get_card_details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp/get-card-details.md - …and 26 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp.md ## For agents This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry: - Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack` - Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md) - Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events` --- Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-plural-pinelabs-pinelabs-online-mcp