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escrow-finish

Finish an Escrow on the XRP Ledger, releasing funds to the recipient

How to control escrow-finish ↓

What escrow-finish does on Xrpl mcp

AI agents use escrow-finish to commit financial operations through Xrpl mcp — usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.

Critical Risk

Why escrow-finish needs a policy

This tool releases locked funds (XRP) from an escrow to a recipient, which is an irreversible financial transaction on the XRP Ledger. It moves real money/crypto assets, making it Financial category with critical severity since misuse could result in unauthorized release of funds to unintended recipients.

From the tool's definition Finish an Escrow on the XRP Ledger, releasing funds to the recipient

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access escrow-finish gives an agent:

How to control escrow-finish

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-finish:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "escrow-finish": {
      "deny_if": [
        {
          "conditions": [],
          "on_deny": "Requires human approval."
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Any call to escrow-finish is blocked until a human approves it. The rest of the server keeps working.

  1. Create a free account and register Xrpl mcp — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about escrow-finish

What does the escrow-finish tool do? +

Finish an Escrow on the XRP Ledger, releasing funds to the recipient. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the Xrpl mcp MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.

How do I enforce a policy on escrow-finish? +

Register the Xrpl MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for escrow-finish: 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.

What risk level is escrow-finish? +

escrow-finish 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 escrow-finish? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the escrow-finish 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 escrow-finish completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for escrow-finish. 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 escrow-finish? +

escrow-finish 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.

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