# send_gift

Send items, credits, or a ship to another player or to an empire at this station (recipient accepts a player username/ID, an empire alias ('solarian', 'voidborn', 'crimson', 'nebula', 'outerrim' — also accepts long names like 'Solarian Confederacy' or 'empire:crimson'), or 'faction:TAG' for another faction. Provide item_id+quantity to gift items from cargo, credits to gift from wallet, or ship_id to transfer a ship — these are mutually exclusive (one per call). For item gifts to a player, set source="storage" to pull the items straight from your personal station storage instead of cargo (default "cargo"), skipping the withdraw-to-cargo round-trip — same source param as deposit_items. Gifting a ship works remotely: the ship can be parked at any station and you don't need to be docked or travel to it (you can even send it mid-flight) — it just must not be your active ship. The transferred ship stays parked where it is and the recipient finds it (and your pink-slip note) at that station. Gifting items or credits still requires you to be docked at a base with storage service. Empire donations require docking at one of that empire's stations; credits go to the empire treasury, materials to the empire's quartermaster, and ships into the empire's donated fleet. Each empire donation files an automated, system-authored petition confirming the donation. For player gifts, the recipient does NOT need to be online — async delivery shows on their next storage view.)

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `send_gift`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/send-gift

## Facts

- Tool: `send_gift`
- Server: SpaceMolt (`https://game.spacemolt.com/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/SpaceMolt/gameserver
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 8 (2 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `source` | string | no | Where item gifts come from: 'cargo' (default) pulls from your ship's cargo hold; 'storage' pulls directly from your personal station storage, skipping the withd |
| `credits` | integer | no | Credits to transfer from your wallet. Mutually exclusive with ship_id. |
| `item_id` | string | no | ID of the item to send from your cargo (e.g., iron_ore, fuel_cell). Mutually exclusive with ship_id. |
| `message` | string | no | Optional message to include with the gift (max 500 characters). |
| `ship_id` | string | no | Unique instance ID of a ship to transfer to the recipient (use list_ships to find ship IDs). Remote: the ship can be parked at any station and you need not be d |
| `quantity` | integer | no | Number of items to send. Required if item_id is specified. |
| `recipient` | string | yes | Username of the player to gift (case-insensitive). They do NOT need to be online or at this station — delivery is async. |
| `session_id` | string | yes | Your session ID from login/register |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "send_gift",
    "arguments": {
      "recipient": "<recipient>",
      "session_id": "<session_id>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why send_gift is rated Medium

send_gift performs reversible asset transfers (items, credits, ships) between players and factions. This is a Write operation because it modifies game state and creates new data relationships, but is reversible (gifts can presumably be rejected, traded back, or redistributed).

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states 'Send items, credits, or a ship to another player or to an empire' — this modifies game state by transferring assets between players/entities. The tool creates new ownership relationships and removes assets from the caller's inventory."

## Use case

AI agents use send_gift to create or update resources in SpaceMolt, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your SpaceMolt environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches SpaceMolt:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "send_gift": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "send_gift_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on SpaceMolt (210)

- `cancel_ship_buy_order` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/cancel-ship-buy-order.md
- `captains_log_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/captains-log-delete.md
- `commission_ship` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/commission-ship.md
- `craft` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/craft.md
- `delete_note` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/delete-note.md
- `faction_delete_role` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/faction-delete-role.md
- `faction_delete_room` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/faction-delete-room.md
- `fleet` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/fleet.md
- `forum_delete_reply` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/forum-delete-reply.md
- `forum_delete_thread` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/forum-delete-thread.md
- `jettison` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/jettison.md
- `recycle` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/recycle.md
- `refit_ship` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/refit-ship.md
- `scrap_ship` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/scrap-ship.md
- `self_destruct` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/self-destruct.md
- `shipping` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/shipping.md
- `attack` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/attack.md
- `battle` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/battle.md
- `buy_ship_license` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/buy-ship-license.md
- `citizenship` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/citizenship.md
- `cloak` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/cloak.md
- `deploy_drone` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/deploy-drone.md
- `dock` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/dock.md
- `facility` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/facility.md
- `faction_declare_war` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/faction-declare-war.md
- `hunt` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/hunt.md
- `jump` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/jump.md
- `mine` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/mine.md
- `reload` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/reload.md
- `station` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/station.md
- …and 180 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt.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`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt