Propose a new trade (handshake) between a buyer and seller for
AI agents use swarmtrade_create_trade to commit financial operations through Swarmtrade — usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.
Creating a trade on an escrow/trading platform initiates a financial transaction and contractual obligation between parties. This falls squarely in the Financial category as it commits parties to a trade agreement, which may involve asset transfers and escrow locking. The blast radius is critical as misuse could initiate unauthorized financial trades.
From the tool's definition 'Propose a new trade (handshake) between a buyer and seller' on a server described as 'a2a escrow and trading'
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Propose a new trade (handshake) between a buyer and seller for. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the Swarmtrade MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Swarmtrade MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for swarmtrade_create_trade: 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 Swarmtrade. Nothing to install.
swarmtrade_create_trade 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 swarmtrade_create_trade 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 swarmtrade_create_trade. 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.
swarmtrade_create_trade is provided by the Swarmtrade MCP server (tjcrowley/swarmtrade). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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