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What offer-create does on Xrpl mcp
AI agents use offer-create to commit financial operations through Xrpl mcp, usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.
Why offer-create is rated Critical
Creating an offer/order on the XRP Ledger DEX constitutes a financial commitment to trade assets (XRP or tokens). This directly involves financial transactions and can result in immediate or deferred asset exchanges. Misuse could result in unfavorable trades, loss of funds, or unintended financial obligations, warranting critical severity.
From the tool's definition "Create an Offer (order) in the XRP Ledger" - creates a financial order/trade on a decentralized exchange, committing to exchange assets at specified terms
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The rule that runs offer-create safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Xrpl mcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For offer-create, this is the rule to start with:
Any call to offer-create is blocked until a human approves it. The rest of the server keeps working.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Xrpl mcp, apply this rule, and every offer-create call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about offer-create
Create an Offer (order) in the XRP Ledger. 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.
Register the Xrpl MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for offer-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.
offer-create is a Financial tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the offer-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 offer-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.
offer-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.
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