refund_payment

Refund a captured payment. This is the inverse of capture_payment.

SERVERNitrostack SOURCEnitrocloudofficial/nitrostack

Critical RISK CLASS

Category Financial

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Approval-gatedsee the rule below

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WHAT IT DOES

What refund_payment does on Nitrostack

AI agents use refund_payment to commit financial operations through Nitrostack, usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.

RISK

Why refund_payment is rated Critical

Directly moves money back to customers, committing financial obligations with irreversible consequences.

From the tool's definition Refund a captured payment. This is the inverse of capture_payment.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs refund_payment safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Nitrostack, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For refund_payment, this is the rule to start with:

refund_payment Approval-gated

Any call to refund_payment is blocked until a human approves it. The rest of the server keeps working.

View as policy code

policy.json

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

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The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Nitrostack, apply this rule, and every refund_payment call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about refund_payment

What does the refund_payment tool do? +

Refund a captured payment. This is the inverse of capture_payment. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the Nitrostack MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.

How do I enforce a policy on refund_payment? +

Register the Nitrostack MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for refund_payment: 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 Nitrostack. Nothing to install.

What risk level is refund_payment? +

refund_payment is a Financial tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.

Can I rate-limit refund_payment? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the refund_payment 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.

How do I block refund_payment completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for refund_payment. 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.

What MCP server provides refund_payment? +

refund_payment is provided by the Nitrostack MCP server (nitrocloudofficial/nitrostack). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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