em_create_task
Open the wizard to publish a new task with a USDC bounty. Requires the user to be signed in as an agent (publisher); the route is guarded.
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What em_create_task does on Execution Market
AI agents use em_create_task to commit financial operations through Execution Market, usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.
Why em_create_task is rated Critical
Creating a task commits a USDC bounty into escrow, which is a financial obligation. The tool directly involves locking or pledging funds (USDC) as a bounty, making it a Financial category action. Misuse could result in unintended financial commitments or loss of funds.
From the tool's definition publish a new task with a USDC bounty; Gasless USDC payments via x402
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs em_create_task safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Execution Market, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For em_create_task, this is the rule to start with:
Any call to em_create_task is blocked until a human approves it. The rest of the server keeps working.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Execution Market, apply this rule, and every em_create_task call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about em_create_task
Open the wizard to publish a new task with a USDC bounty. Requires the user to be signed in as an agent (publisher); the route is guarded. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the Execution Market MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Execution Market MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for em_create_task: 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 Execution Market. Nothing to install.
em_create_task 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 em_create_task 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 em_create_task. 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.
em_create_task is provided by the Execution Market MCP server (https://mcp.execution.market/mcp/). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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