create-order · Terminal Shop MCP Server MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What create-order does on Terminal Shop MCP Server

AI agents use create-order to commit financial operations through Terminal Shop MCP Server — usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why create-order needs a policy

Despite the empty description, the tool name 'create-order' in the context of an e-commerce platform that handles payments, subscriptions, and checkout strongly implies it commits a financial transaction or purchase obligation. The sibling tools (checkout, collect-card, create-card, create-subscription) confirm this is a financial operations server.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'create-order' on a server described as handling 'place orders' and 'manage shopping carts' via Terminal.shop's API. Server context includes checkout, subscriptions, and payment card tools.

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Questions about create-order

What does the create-order tool do? +

create-order. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the Terminal Shop MCP Server MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.

How do I enforce a policy on create-order? +

Register the Terminal Shop MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for create-order: 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 Terminal Shop MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is create-order? +

create-order 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 create-order? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the create-order 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 create-order completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for create-order. 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 create-order? +

create-order is provided by the Terminal Shop MCP Server MCP server (pashaydev/terminal.shop.mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.