garden_createPayout
Pay money out of the books (POST /v1/garden/books/{books}/payouts)
This record as markdown: /tools/onesi-genesis-mcp/garden-createpayout.md
What garden_createPayout does on Genesis
AI agents use garden_createPayout to create or update resources in Genesis, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Genesis environment.
| 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.
Why garden_createPayout is rated Medium
An AI agent can call garden_createPayout faster than any human can review: one bad instruction and it creates or modifies resources in Genesis by the hundred, each call as confident as the last.
Risk signalsAccepts raw HTML/template content (body) · High parameter count (10 properties)
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs garden_createPayout 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_createPayout, this is the rule to start with:
garden_createPayout stays usable, but capped: an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Genesis, apply this rule, and every garden_createPayout call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about garden_createPayout
Pay money out of the books (POST /v1/garden/books/{books}/payouts). It is categorised as a Write tool in the Genesis MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
garden_createPayout 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.
Register the Genesis MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for garden_createPayout: 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.
garden_createPayout is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the garden_createPayout 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 garden_createPayout. 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.
garden_createPayout 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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