File a dispute for a transaction if delivery was unsatisfactory. Both buyers and providers can dispute. Provide the escrow ID and a clear reason.
AI agents use file_dispute to commit financial operations through Theagora MCP Server — usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.
This tool initiates a formal dispute against a financial escrow transaction, which can result in freezing, redirecting, or reallocating funds held in escrow. Disputing a transaction is a financial action with potentially irreversible consequences on fund settlement, making it Financial category with high severity due to the blast radius of misuse (wrongful disputes could lock funds or harm provider…
From the tool's definition 'File a dispute for a transaction', 'escrow ID', 'buyers and providers can dispute' — directly triggers a financial dispute resolution process tied to escrow funds
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
File a dispute for a transaction if delivery was unsatisfactory. Both buyers and providers can dispute. Provide the escrow ID and a clear reason. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the Theagora MCP Server MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Theagora MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for file_dispute: 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 Theagora MCP Server. Nothing to install.
file_dispute 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 file_dispute 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 file_dispute. 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.
file_dispute is provided by the Theagora MCP Server MCP server (theagoralabs/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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