# payments_update

A financial tool on the ServiceTitan MCP Server MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `payments_update`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/payments-update

## Facts

- Tool: `payments_update`
- Server: ServiceTitan MCP Server (`jordandalton/servicetitanmcpserver`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/JordanDalton/ServiceTitanMcpServer
- Risk category: Financial (Critical risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Approval-gated

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

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "payments_update",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why payments_update is rated Critical

Despite the empty description, the tool name contains 'payments', which directly implies financial data. Modifying payment records falls under the Financial category as it could alter payment amounts, statuses, or recipients. Given the blast radius of incorrect payment modifications in a field service management platform, severity is critical. Confidence is reduced due to the empty description.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'payments_update' — the 'payments' component strongly implies financial transactions; 'update' indicates modification of payment records."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Approval-gated**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches ServiceTitan MCP Server:

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

## Other tools on ServiceTitan MCP Server (453)

- `appointments_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/appointments-delete.md
- `appointments_remove_hold` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/appointments-remove-hold.md
- `bulk_tags_remove_tags` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/bulk-tags-remove-tags.md
- `categories_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/categories-delete.md
- `contact_methods_DeleteContactMethod` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/contact-methods-deletecontactmethod.md
- `contacts_deletecontact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/contacts-deletecontact.md
- `contacts_deletecontactrelationship` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/contacts-deletecontactrelationship.md
- `customers_delete_contact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/customers-delete-contact.md
- `customers_delete_note` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/customers-delete-note.md
- `customers_delete_tag` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/customers-delete-tag.md
- `DiscountAndFees_Delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/discountandfees-delete.md
- `equipment_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/equipment-delete.md
- `estimates_delete_item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/estimates-delete-item.md
- `gross_pay_items_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/gross-pay-items-delete.md
- `invoices_delete_invoice_item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/invoices-delete-invoice-item.md
- `jobs_cancel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/jobs-cancel.md
- `jobs_remove_cancellation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/jobs-remove-cancellation.md
- `locations_delete_contact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/locations-delete-contact.md
- `locations_delete_note` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/locations-delete-note.md
- `locations_delete_tag` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/locations-delete-tag.md
- `materials_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/materials-delete.md
- `non_job_appointments_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/non-job-appointments-delete.md
- `purchase_orders_cancel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/purchase-orders-cancel.md
- `purchase_orders_markup_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/purchase-orders-markup-delete.md
- `receipts_cancelreceipts` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/receipts-cancelreceipts.md
- `returns_cancel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/returns-cancel.md
- `services_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/services-delete.md
- `suppressions_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/suppressions-remove.md
- `team_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/team-delete.md
- `technician_shifts_bulk_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver/technician-shifts-bulk-delete.md
- …and 423 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver.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=jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/jordandalton-servicetitanmcpserver