em_escrow_charge
A financial tool on the Execution Market MCP server.
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What em_escrow_charge does on Execution Market
AI agents use em_escrow_charge 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_escrow_charge is rated Critical
The tool operates on a financial system managing USDC (stablecoin) payments. An 'escrow_charge' function directly moves or commits funds held in escrow, which is a Financial category action. Misuse by an AI agent could result in unauthorized cryptocurrency transfers, making this critical severity.
From the tool's definition Server description states 'Gasless USDC payments via x402' and tool name 'em_escrow_charge' indicates a charge/debit operation on an escrow account holding cryptocurrency.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs em_escrow_charge 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_escrow_charge, this is the rule to start with:
Any call to em_escrow_charge 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_escrow_charge call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about em_escrow_charge
em_escrow_charge is a financial tool on the Execution Market MCP server. 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_escrow_charge: 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_escrow_charge 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_escrow_charge 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_escrow_charge. 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_escrow_charge 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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