Create a refund for an order. Can refund full or partial amount. Set api_refund=true (default) to automatically refund via payment gateway, or false for manual refund.
Part of the WooCommerce MCP Server server.
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AI agents use create_order_refund to initiate financial transactions through WooCommerce MCP Server. Financial operations involve real money and are irreversible once processed. PolicyLayer blocks financial tools by default, requiring explicit human approval with transaction-level limits to prevent unauthorised spending.
create_order_refund moves real money. Without a policy, an autonomous agent could initiate transactions that drain accounts or exceed budgets. PolicyLayer blocks financial tools by default, requiring human-in-the-loop approval with configurable spending limits per transaction and per time window.
Financial tools involve real money. Block by default and require explicit human approval before enabling.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"create_order_refund": {
"deny_if": [
{
"conditions": [],
"on_deny": "Requires human approval."
}
]
}
}
}See the full WooCommerce MCP Server policy for all 101 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access create_order_refund gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other financial tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: deny by default, or require human approval.
Create a refund for an order. Can refund full or partial amount. Set api_refund=true (default) to automatically refund via payment gateway, or false for manual refund.. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the WooCommerce MCP Server MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the WooCommerce MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for create_order_refund: 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 WooCommerce MCP Server. Nothing to install.
create_order_refund 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 create_order_refund 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 create_order_refund. 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.
create_order_refund is provided by the WooCommerce MCP Server MCP server (@amitgurbani/mcp-server-woocommerce). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 101 WooCommerce MCP Server tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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