create_requisition · Smokeball MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What create_requisition does on Smokeball

AI agents use create_requisition to commit financial operations through Smokeball — usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why create_requisition needs a policy

This tool initiates a financial draw-down from a trust fund, which directly moves or commits money held in trust. Trust fund requisitions in legal practice management involve real monetary transactions from client trust accounts, making this a Financial category tool with critical severity due to potential for significant financial harm if misused.

From the tool's definition Create a trust fund requisition (draw-down request)

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Verdict

create_requisition Approval-gated

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

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "create_requisition": {
      "deny_if": [
        {
          "conditions": [],
          "on_deny": "Requires human approval."
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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FAQ

Questions about create_requisition

What does the create_requisition tool do? +

Create a trust fund requisition (draw-down request). It is categorised as a Financial tool in the Smokeball MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.

How do I enforce a policy on create_requisition? +

Register the Smokeball MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for create_requisition: 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 Smokeball. Nothing to install.

What risk level is create_requisition? +

create_requisition 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 create_requisition? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the create_requisition 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 create_requisition completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for create_requisition. 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 create_requisition? +

create_requisition is provided by the Smokeball MCP server (rosenadvertising/smokeball-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.