sign_attestation
Sign the canonical attestation message locally. The returned signature is sensitive; send it only to the job counterpart.
This record as markdown: /tools/1f4bc-agent/sign-attestation.md
What sign_attestation does on 1f4bc Agent
AI agents use sign_attestation to create or update resources in 1f4bc Agent, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your 1f4bc Agent environment.
Why sign_attestation is rated Medium
An AI agent can call sign_attestation faster than any human can review: one bad instruction and it creates or modifies resources in 1f4bc Agent by the hundred, each call as confident as the last.
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The rule that runs sign_attestation safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and 1f4bc Agent, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For sign_attestation, this is the rule to start with:
sign_attestation stays usable, but capped: an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect 1f4bc Agent, apply this rule, and every sign_attestation call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about sign_attestation
Sign the canonical attestation message locally. The returned signature is sensitive; send it only to the job counterpart. It is categorised as a Write tool in the 1f4bc Agent MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the 1f4bc Agent MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for sign_attestation: 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 1f4bc Agent. Nothing to install.
sign_attestation is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the sign_attestation 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 sign_attestation. 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.
sign_attestation is provided by the 1f4bc Agent MCP server (Cem-Bas/1f4bc-agent). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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