Create an Escrow on the XRP Ledger to hold funds until a condition is met or time passes
AI agents use escrow-create to create or update resources in Xrpl mcp — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Xrpl mcp environment.
The tool creates a new escrow account on the XRP Ledger, which is a reversible (though operationally complex) write operation that locks funds. While it involves financial assets, it does not directly move money or create irreversible financial obligations like payments or trades—those would be Financial category.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'escrow-create' and description explicitly states it creates an escrow to 'hold funds until a condition is met or time passes'. This is a fund-holding operation that creates a new ledger object with financial implications.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access escrow-create gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Xrpl mcp, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for escrow-create:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"escrow-create": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "escrow-create_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}escrow-create 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.
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Create an Escrow on the XRP Ledger to hold funds until a condition is met or time passes. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Xrpl mcp MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Xrpl MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for escrow-create: 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 Xrpl mcp. Nothing to install.
escrow-create 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 escrow-create 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 escrow-create. 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.
escrow-create is provided by the Xrpl MCP server (romthpt/mcp-xrpl). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Xrpl mcp, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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