# close_payment_channel

Close a micropayment channel and settle the final balances on-chain.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `close_payment_channel`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/close-payment-channel

## Facts

- Tool: `close_payment_channel`
- Server: Tenzro Ledger MCP (`https://canton-mcp.tenzro.network/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/tenzro/tenzro-network
- Risk category: Financial (Critical risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: gated_ambiguous
- Server CORS policy: *
- 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": "close_payment_channel",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why close_payment_channel is rated Critical

This tool finalizes and settles financial balances on a blockchain payment channel. It irreversibly commits financial obligations and moves funds on-chain, making it both Financial and potentially Destructive (channel closure cannot be undone). Financial is the most severe applicable category. Misuse could result in loss of funds or incorrect settlement of balances.

From the tool's own definition: "Close a micropayment channel and settle the final balances on-chain"

## Use case

AI agents use close_payment_channel to commit financial operations through Tenzro Ledger MCP, 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 Tenzro Ledger MCP:

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

## Other tools on Tenzro Ledger MCP (359)

- `clear_secure_mint_policy` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/clear-secure-mint-policy.md
- `delete_model` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/delete-model.md
- `deregister_agent` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/deregister-agent.md
- `drop_database` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/drop-database.md
- `forget_identity` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/forget-identity.md
- `freeze_address` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/freeze-address.md
- `revoke_did` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/revoke-did.md
- `revoke_session` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/revoke-session.md
- `secure_mint_record_burn` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/secure-mint-record-burn.md
- `urwa_clear_kill_switch` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/urwa-clear-kill-switch.md
- `urwa_trigger_kill_switch` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/urwa-trigger-kill-switch.md
- `x402_deregister_resource` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/x402-deregister-resource.md
- `assign_task` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/assign-task.md
- `axelar_call_contract` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/axelar-call-contract.md
- `babylon_submit_finality_signature` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/babylon-submit-finality-signature.md
- `canton_submit_command` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/canton-submit-command.md
- `chat_completion` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/chat-completion.md
- `chat_stream` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/chat-stream.md
- `create_swarm` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/create-swarm.md
- `database_query` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/database-query.md
- `deploy_contract` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/deploy-contract.md
- `derive_key` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/derive-key.md
- `download_model` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/download-model.md
- `encode_function` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/encode-function.md
- `encrypt_data` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/encrypt-data.md
- `hyperlane_dispatch` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/hyperlane-dispatch.md
- `moe_forward` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/moe-forward.md
- `rotate_validator_key` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/rotate-validator-key.md
- `send_agent_message` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/send-agent-message.md
- `set_secure_mint_paused` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/set-secure-mint-paused.md
- …and 329 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro.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=network-tenzro-tenzro · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/network-tenzro-tenzro