release-packet

release-packet

Use this skill after payment-screening returns CLEARED_FOR_REVIEW, when an operator wants the payment prepared for a human approver.

This skill prepares a packet marked PENDING_HUMAN_APPROVAL. It does not contact the payment rail. FinGuard cannot reach payments-rail.internal — that egress is denied by the sandbox policy. Only a human approver on the host can release.

Procedure

1. Re-screen, then prepare the packet

/usr/bin/python3 /sandbox/.hermes/skills/release-packet/scripts/prepare_release_packet.py \
  --queue /sandbox/.hermes/skills/payment-screening/data/payment-queue.json \
  --sanctions /sandbox/.hermes/skills/payment-screening/data/ofac-sdn-fixture.json \
  --id WIRE-1007

The packet includes the payment, the screening result, the maker identity, and status: PENDING_HUMAN_APPROVAL.

2. Hand off to a human checker

Tell the operator, explicitly, that release is a human action:

"Release packet prepared for WIRE-1007, status PENDING_HUMAN_APPROVAL. I cannot release this — a human approver must run the release on the host."

3. If asked to release anyway

Do not attempt it. If you try to POST to the payment rail, the sandbox drops the connection (deny-by-default). That is by design: maker-checker is enforced by the platform. Restate that a human approver is required.

Pitfalls

• Never set status to anything implying the payment was sent.
• Never claim funds moved.
• Do not prepare a packet for a payment that screened as HOLD.