add_cash_transaction
Add a cash transaction to a tracking session
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What add_cash_transaction does on Shopify Graphql
AI agents use add_cash_transaction to commit financial operations through Shopify Graphql, usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.
Why add_cash_transaction is rated Critical
This tool records/adds a cash transaction, which directly involves financial operations. Misuse could result in incorrect financial records, fraudulent transactions, or accounting discrepancies in a Shopify store's financial tracking session.
From the tool's definition Add a cash transaction to a tracking session
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The rule that runs add_cash_transaction safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Shopify Graphql, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For add_cash_transaction, this is the rule to start with:
Any call to add_cash_transaction is blocked until a human approves it. The rest of the server keeps working.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Shopify Graphql, apply this rule, and every add_cash_transaction call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about add_cash_transaction
Add a cash transaction to a tracking session. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the Shopify Graphql MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Shopify Graphql MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for add_cash_transaction: 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 Shopify Graphql. Nothing to install.
add_cash_transaction 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 add_cash_transaction 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 add_cash_transaction. 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.
add_cash_transaction is provided by the Shopify Graphql MCP server (uvu-store/shopify-graphql-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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