award_bounty · Manifold MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What award_bounty does on Manifold

AI agents use award_bounty to commit financial operations through Manifold — usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why award_bounty needs a policy

Awarding a bounty moves real or platform-currency value from one party (the bounty poster) to another (the comment author). This is a financial transfer action that cannot be trivially reversed, making it Financial category with high severity since an AI agent could misuse it to drain bounty funds or award them to unintended recipients.

From the tool's definition Award bounty to a comment — transferring a bounty (financial value/credits) to a comment constitutes committing financial obligations/moving funds within the platform.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

Recommended rule Ready

Verdict

award_bounty Approval-gated

Any call to award_bounty is blocked until a human approves it. The rest of the server keeps working.

View as policy code

policy.json

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

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FAQ

Questions about award_bounty

What does the award_bounty tool do? +

Award bounty to a comment. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the Manifold MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.

How do I enforce a policy on award_bounty? +

Register the Manifold MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for award_bounty: 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 Manifold. Nothing to install.

What risk level is award_bounty? +

award_bounty is a Financial tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.

Can I rate-limit award_bounty? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the award_bounty 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.

How do I block award_bounty completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for award_bounty. 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 award_bounty? +

award_bounty is provided by the Manifold MCP server (manifold-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.