# open_payment_channel

Open an off-chain micropayment channel with an initial deposit.

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

## Facts

- Tool: `open_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": "open_payment_channel",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why open_payment_channel is rated Critical

This tool initiates a financial operation by opening a payment channel and committing an initial deposit of funds. It directly moves or locks financial assets, making it a Financial category tool. The blast radius is critical because misuse could result in loss of funds or unauthorized financial commitments.

From the tool's own definition: "'Open an off-chain micropayment channel with an initial deposit'"

## Use case

AI agents use open_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": {
    "open_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