granite_borrow
Borrow stablecoins against BTC collateral on Granite
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What granite_borrow does on Stacks AI MCP Server
AI agents use granite_borrow to commit financial operations through Stacks AI MCP Server, usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.
Why granite_borrow is rated Critical
This tool initiates a borrowing operation on a DeFi protocol, creating a financial obligation (debt position) collateralized by BTC. This commits real financial resources and creates binding on-chain debt, making it a Financial category tool. Misuse could result in significant financial loss through unwanted debt positions or collateral at risk of liquidation, warranting critical severity.
From the tool's definition Borrow stablecoins against BTC collateral on Granite
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The rule that runs granite_borrow safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Stacks AI MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For granite_borrow, this is the rule to start with:
Any call to granite_borrow is blocked until a human approves it. The rest of the server keeps working.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Stacks AI MCP Server, apply this rule, and every granite_borrow call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about granite_borrow
Borrow stablecoins against BTC collateral on Granite. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the Stacks AI MCP Server MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Stacks AI MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for granite_borrow: 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 Stacks AI MCP Server. Nothing to install.
granite_borrow 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 granite_borrow 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 granite_borrow. 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.
granite_borrow is provided by the Stacks AI MCP Server MCP server (stack-ai-mcp/stacks-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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