# claim_start

Signal that work has started on an escrowed task.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `claim_start`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/pay-skill-mcp/claim-start

## Facts

- Tool: `claim_start`
- 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: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "claim_start",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why claim_start is rated High

This tool signals state transitions in a financial escrow, which is an Execute action because it triggers consequences in an external financial system whose effects depend on context (which escrow, which user). While financial in nature, the tool itself does not move money or create obligations—it signals work initiation within an existing escrow framework.

From the tool's own definition: "'Signal that work has started on an escrowed task' indicates state-change operation on a financial escrow contract; combined with server context 'financial transactions such as...escrows' shows this triggers external financial system behavior."

## Use case

AI agents invoke claim_start to trigger actions in Remit Md MCP Server. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. 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": {
    "claim_start": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "claim_start_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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

- `delete_webhook` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/pay-skill-mcp/delete-webhook.md
- `award_bounty` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/pay-skill-mcp/award-bounty.md
- `cancel_escrow` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/pay-skill-mcp/cancel-escrow.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