# em_assign_task

A financial tool on the Execution Market MCP server.

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

## Facts

- Tool: `em_assign_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: 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": "em_assign_task",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why em_assign_task is rated Critical

The server context involves USDC payments and escrow for task bounties. Assigning a task likely commits funds or obligations within an escrow system, placing it in the Financial category. Confidence is moderate because the tool description is empty and the exact behavior is inferred from sibling tools and server context.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'em_assign_task' on a server described as handling 'Gasless USDC payments via x402' and bounties for real-world tasks; sibling tools include em_approve_submission, em_check_escrow_state, suggesting financial escrow flows."

## Use case

AI agents use em_assign_task to commit financial operations through Execution Market, 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 Execution Market:

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

## 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_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
- `robot_sign_voucher_tick` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market/robot-sign-voucher-tick.md
- …and 50 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/market-execution-execution-market.md

## For agents

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