Get the current status and details of an escrow record.
AI agents call swarmtrade_get_escrow to retrieve information from Swarmtrade without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The verb 'Get' indicates a read operation that queries and returns data about an existing escrow record without modifying, executing operations, or deleting anything. The tool retrieves information only, making it a Read category tool with low severity since it poses minimal risk if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get the current status and details of an escrow record' — this is a retrieval operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get the current status and details of an escrow record. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Swarmtrade MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Swarmtrade MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for swarmtrade_get_escrow: 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_get_escrow is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the swarmtrade_get_escrow 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_get_escrow. 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_get_escrow 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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