# em_apply_to_task

A write tool on the Execution Market MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `em_apply_to_task`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market/em-apply-to-task

## Facts

- Tool: `em_apply_to_task`
- Server: Execution Market (`https://mcp.execution.market/mcp/`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/UltravioletaDAO/execution-market
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

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

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

## Why em_apply_to_task is rated Medium

Applying to a task creates or modifies application records in the marketplace, reversible through cancellation. This is a Write-category operation. Severity is high because the server handles financial commitments (gasless USDC payments via x402), so task applications could create binding obligations or lock funds in escrow.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'em_apply_to_task' and server context indicating task submission/application workflows. The sibling tools (em_accept_agent_task, em_approve_submission, em_assign_task) confirm this server manages task lifecycle state changes."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on Execution Market (80)

- `em_cancel_task` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market/em-cancel-task.md
- `k1_emergency_stop` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market/k1-emergency-stop.md
- `k1_grip` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market/k1-grip.md
- `k1_pick` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market/k1-pick.md
- `k1_place` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market/k1-place.md
- `k1_sit` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market/k1-sit.md
- `k1_stand` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market/k1-stand.md
- `k1_walk_to` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market/k1-walk-to.md
- `ows_sign_eip191` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market/ows-sign-eip191.md
- `ows_sign_erc8128_request` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market/ows-sign-erc8128-request.md
- `ows_sign_message` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market/ows-sign-message.md
- `em_accept_agent_task` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market/em-accept-agent-task.md
- `em_approve_submission` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market/em-approve-submission.md
- `em_assign_task` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market/em-assign-task.md
- `em_claim_task` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market/em-claim-task.md
- `em_create_task` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market/em-create-task.md
- `em_escrow_authorize` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market/em-escrow-authorize.md
- `em_escrow_charge` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market/em-escrow-charge.md
- `em_escrow_dispute` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market/em-escrow-dispute.md
- `em_escrow_partial_release` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market/em-escrow-partial-release.md
- `em_escrow_refund` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market/em-escrow-refund.md
- `em_escrow_release` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market/em-escrow-release.md
- `em_get_payment_info` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market/em-get-payment-info.md
- `em_publish_task` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market/em-publish-task.md
- `em_resolve_dispute` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market/em-resolve-dispute.md
- `em_withdraw_earnings` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market/em-withdraw-earnings.md
- `moonpay_sign_onramp_url` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market/moonpay-sign-onramp-url.md
- `ows_sign_eip3009` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market/ows-sign-eip3009.md
- `robot_close_payshell_session` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market/robot-close-payshell-session.md
- `robot_open_payshell_session` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market/robot-open-payshell-session.md
- …and 50 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market.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=market-execution-execution-market · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/market-execution-execution-market