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What record_revenue does on Kiln
AI agents use record_revenue to commit financial operations through Kiln, usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.
Why record_revenue is rated Critical
The name 'record_revenue' strongly suggests financial operations — recording revenue typically involves committing financial data or obligations. In the context of a 3D printing platform with licensing (note 'activate_license' sibling tool), this could relate to billing or financial record-keeping.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'record_revenue' implies financial transaction recording; description is empty providing no additional context
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The rule that runs record_revenue safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Kiln, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For record_revenue, this is the rule to start with:
Any call to record_revenue is blocked until a human approves it. The rest of the server keeps working.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Kiln, apply this rule, and every record_revenue call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about record_revenue
record_revenue is a financial tool on the Kiln MCP server. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the Kiln MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Kiln MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for record_revenue: 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 Kiln. Nothing to install.
record_revenue is a Financial tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the record_revenue 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.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for record_revenue. 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.
record_revenue is provided by the Kiln MCP server (codeofaxel/Kiln). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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