theprotocol_acceptContractFederated
DESTRUCTIVE: accept a contract as yourself, including one offered on another frame (carried to its home, which escrows the client's funds). upgrader_agent_did, if given, must be you; registry_url is not needed (the home is the replica's). Agent JWT.
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What theprotocol_acceptContractFederated does on TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform
AI agents call theprotocol_acceptContractFederated to retrieve information from TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
agent_jwt | string | — | |
contract_id | string | Yes | |
registry_url | string | — | |
upgrader_agent_did | string | — |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why theprotocol_acceptContractFederated is rated Low
Even though theprotocol_acceptContractFederated only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.
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The rule that runs theprotocol_acceptContractFederated safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For theprotocol_acceptContractFederated, this is the rule to start with:
theprotocol_acceptContractFederated is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform, apply this rule, and every theprotocol_acceptContractFederated call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about theprotocol_acceptContractFederated
DESTRUCTIVE: accept a contract as yourself, including one offered on another frame (carried to its home, which escrows the client's funds). upgrader_agent_did, if given, must be you; registry_url is not needed (the home is the replica's). Agent JWT. It is categorised as a Read tool in the TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
theprotocol_acceptContractFederated accepts 4 parameters: agent_jwt, contract_id, registry_url, upgrader_agent_did. Required: contract_id. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for theprotocol_acceptContractFederated: 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 TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform. Nothing to install.
theprotocol_acceptContractFederated is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the theprotocol_acceptContractFederated 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 theprotocol_acceptContractFederated. 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.
theprotocol_acceptContractFederated is provided by the TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform MCP server (https://api.theprotocol.cloud/mcp/sse). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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