garden_createPayment

Pay a vendor (POST /v1/garden/books/{books}/payments)

SERVERGenesis SOURCE@onesi/genesis-mcp

Critical RISK CLASS

Category Financial

Parameters 32 required

Recommended Approval-gatedsee the rule below

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This record as markdown: /tools/onesi-genesis-mcp/garden-createpayment.md

WHAT IT DOES

What garden_createPayment does on Genesis

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

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`body`	object	Yes
`books`	string	Yes	Books id (bks_...)
`idempotency_key`	string	—	Optional stable key; with it a retry returns the original result

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

RISK

Why garden_createPayment is rated Critical

garden_createPayment moves real money, and an autonomous agent will call it with the same confidence it calls a search tool. A misread instruction or an injected prompt is all it takes to drain an account or blow a budget.

Risk signalsAccepts raw HTML/template content (body)

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs garden_createPayment safely

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

garden_createPayment Approval-gated

Any call to garden_createPayment 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": {
    "garden_createPayment": {
      "deny_if": [
        {
          "conditions": [],
          "on_deny": "Requires human approval."
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

GATE THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

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

FAQ

Questions about garden_createPayment

What does the garden_createPayment tool do? +

Pay a vendor (POST /v1/garden/books/{books}/payments). It is categorised as a Financial tool in the Genesis MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.

What parameters does garden_createPayment accept? +

garden_createPayment accepts 3 parameters: body, books, idempotency_key. Required: body, books. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on garden_createPayment? +

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

What risk level is garden_createPayment? +

garden_createPayment 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 garden_createPayment? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the garden_createPayment 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 garden_createPayment completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for garden_createPayment. 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 garden_createPayment? +

garden_createPayment is provided by the Genesis MCP server (@onesi/genesis-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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