theprotocol_agentHeartbeat

Send a liveness heartbeat for your agent. Updates last_active_at and signals health to the network. Requires agent JWT.

SERVERTheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform SOURCEhttps://api.theprotocol.cloud/mcp/sse

Medium RISK CLASS

Category Write

Parameters 10 required

Recommended Rate-limitedsee the rule below

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This record as markdown: /tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry/theprotocol-agentheartbeat.md

WHAT IT DOES

What theprotocol_agentHeartbeat does on TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform

AI agents use theprotocol_agentHeartbeat to create or update resources in TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform environment.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`agent_jwt`	string	—

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

RISK

Why theprotocol_agentHeartbeat is rated Medium

The heartbeat tool writes/updates a timestamp field (last_active_at) and sends a liveness signal to the network. This is a reversible state update with minimal blast radius — it only updates agent activity metadata and cannot cause data loss or financial harm.

From the tool's definition Updates last_active_at and signals health to the network

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs theprotocol_agentHeartbeat 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_agentHeartbeat, this is the rule to start with:

theprotocol_agentHeartbeat Rate-limited

theprotocol_agentHeartbeat 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.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "theprotocol_agentHeartbeat": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "theprotocol_agentheartbeat_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

LIMIT THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform, apply this rule, and every theprotocol_agentHeartbeat call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about theprotocol_agentHeartbeat

What does the theprotocol_agentHeartbeat tool do? +

Send a liveness heartbeat for your agent. Updates last_active_at and signals health to the network. Requires agent JWT. It is categorised as a Write tool in the TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

What parameters does theprotocol_agentHeartbeat accept? +

theprotocol_agentHeartbeat accepts 1 parameter: agent_jwt. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on theprotocol_agentHeartbeat? +

Register the TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for theprotocol_agentHeartbeat: 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.

What risk level is theprotocol_agentHeartbeat? +

theprotocol_agentHeartbeat is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit theprotocol_agentHeartbeat? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the theprotocol_agentHeartbeat 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.

How do I block theprotocol_agentHeartbeat completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for theprotocol_agentHeartbeat. 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.

What MCP server provides theprotocol_agentHeartbeat? +

theprotocol_agentHeartbeat 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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