# cancel_escrow

Cancel a funded escrow and return funds to the payer.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `cancel_escrow`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/pay-skill-mcp/cancel-escrow

## Facts

- Tool: `cancel_escrow`
- Server: Remit Md MCP Server (`pay-skill/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/pay-skill-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/pay-skill/mcp
- Risk category: Financial (Critical risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- 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": "cancel_escrow",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why cancel_escrow is rated Critical

This tool moves money by reversing an escrow — releasing funds back to the payer. It directly affects financial obligations and fund flows, placing it firmly in the Financial category. Misuse could disrupt legitimate escrow arrangements, making severity high.

From the tool's own definition: "Cancel a funded escrow and return funds to the payer"

## Use case

AI agents use cancel_escrow to commit financial operations through Remit Md MCP Server, 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 Remit Md MCP Server:

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

## Other tools on Remit Md MCP Server (27)

- `delete_webhook` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/pay-skill-mcp/delete-webhook.md
- `claim_start` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/pay-skill-mcp/claim-start.md
- `award_bounty` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/pay-skill-mcp/award-bounty.md
- `charge_tab` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/pay-skill-mcp/charge-tab.md
- `close_stream` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/pay-skill-mcp/close-stream.md
- `close_tab` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/pay-skill-mcp/close-tab.md
- `create_escrow` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/pay-skill-mcp/create-escrow.md
- `create_fund_link` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/pay-skill-mcp/create-fund-link.md
- `create_withdraw_link` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/pay-skill-mcp/create-withdraw-link.md
- `forfeit_deposit` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/pay-skill-mcp/forfeit-deposit.md
- `open_stream` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/pay-skill-mcp/open-stream.md
- `open_tab` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/pay-skill-mcp/open-tab.md
- `pay_direct` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/pay-skill-mcp/pay-direct.md
- `place_deposit` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/pay-skill-mcp/place-deposit.md
- `post_bounty` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/pay-skill-mcp/post-bounty.md
- `reclaim_bounty` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/pay-skill-mcp/reclaim-bounty.md
- `release_escrow` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/pay-skill-mcp/release-escrow.md
- `return_deposit` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/pay-skill-mcp/return-deposit.md
- `submit_bounty` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/pay-skill-mcp/submit-bounty.md
- `withdraw_stream` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/pay-skill-mcp/withdraw-stream.md
- `x402_config` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/pay-skill-mcp/x402-config.md
- `x402_pay` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/pay-skill-mcp/x402-pay.md
- `check_balance` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/pay-skill-mcp/check-balance.md
- `get_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/pay-skill-mcp/get-status.md
- `list_webhooks` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/pay-skill-mcp/list-webhooks.md
- `register_webhook` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/pay-skill-mcp/register-webhook.md
- `update_webhook` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/pay-skill-mcp/update-webhook.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=pay-skill-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/pay-skill-mcp