trade_offer
Offer a trade: offer/ask are {coins:int, items:[item_id]}.
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What trade_offer does on A2A-MCP-World
AI agents use trade_offer to create or update resources in A2A-MCP-World, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your A2A-MCP-World environment.
Why trade_offer is rated Medium
This tool creates a trade offer involving in-world coins and items. It is a reversible write action (the offer can be declined or cancelled), not an irreversible destruction. Since these are in-world fictional coins on a free-tier simulation rather than real financial instruments, Financial does not apply. The blast radius is medium — a misused agent could transfer in-world resources but cannot cause real-world harm.
From the tool's definition Offer a trade: offer/ask are {coins:int, items:[item_id]}
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The rule that runs trade_offer safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and A2A-MCP-World, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For trade_offer, this is the rule to start with:
trade_offer 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 A2A-MCP-World, apply this rule, and every trade_offer call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about trade_offer
Offer a trade: offer/ask are {coins:int, items:[item_id]}. It is categorised as a Write tool in the A2A-MCP-World MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the A2A-MCP-World MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for trade_offer: 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 A2A-MCP-World. Nothing to install.
trade_offer 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 trade_offer 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 trade_offer. 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.
trade_offer is provided by the A2A-MCP-World MCP server (akshaytp749/A2A-MCP-World). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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