# release_escrow

Release escrowed funds to the recipient after verifying task completion.

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

## Facts

- Tool: `release_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": "release_escrow",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why release_escrow is rated Critical

This tool moves real funds from escrow to a recipient, constituting an irreversible financial transaction. Misuse by an AI agent could result in unauthorized or premature fund releases, making it critical severity under the Financial category.

From the tool's own definition: "Release escrowed funds to the recipient after verifying task completion"

## Use case

AI agents use release_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": {
    "release_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
- `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
- `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