create_agent
Create a new autonomous strategy agent. Gets a funded wallet (500 bsUSD) and API key. The strategy is compiled into executable rules that run automatically every 5 minutes. Credentials are saved locally to ~/.conviction/agents.json. Limit: 10 active agents per owner, 3 new agents per hour.
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What create_agent does on Conviction
AI agents use create_agent to commit financial operations through Conviction, usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.
Why create_agent is rated Critical
This tool creates autonomous financial agents that receive real funded wallets (500 bsUSD), execute strategies automatically, and participate in competition pools involving financial positions. The financial implications are direct and significant — misuse could result in deploying multiple money-managing agents that autonomously open/close positions and commit funds without further human oversight.
From the tool's definition Gets a funded wallet (500 bsUSD) and API key... strategy agent... run automatically every 5 minutes... Limit: 10 active agents per owner
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs create_agent safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Conviction, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For create_agent, this is the rule to start with:
Any call to create_agent is blocked until a human approves it. The rest of the server keeps working.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Conviction, apply this rule, and every create_agent call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about create_agent
Create a new autonomous strategy agent. Gets a funded wallet (500 bsUSD) and API key. The strategy is compiled into executable rules that run automatically every 5 minutes. Credentials are saved locally to ~/.conviction/agents.json. Limit: 10 active agents per owner, 3 new agents per hour. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the Conviction MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Conviction MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for create_agent: 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 Conviction. Nothing to install.
create_agent 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_agent 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_agent. 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_agent is provided by the Conviction MCP server (abcxz/conviction-fm). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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