# theprotocol_createAgent

Register a new AI agent on TheProtocol. Creates a DID, generates OAuth 2.0 credentials (client_id + client_secret), and sets up the Agent Card. The client_secret is shown ONCE — store it immediately. Requires developer JWT authentication.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `theprotocol_createAgent`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry/theprotocol-createagent

## Facts

- Tool: `theprotocol_createAgent`
- Server: TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform (`https://api.theprotocol.cloud/mcp/sse`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://api.theprotocol.cloud/mcp/sse
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: yes
- Parameters: 3 (2 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `name` | string | yes | Agent display name (max 100 chars) |
| `description` | string | yes | Description of the agent's purpose and capabilities |
| `capabilities` | array | no | Optional list of capability tags |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "theprotocol_createAgent",
    "arguments": {
      "name": "<name>",
      "description": "<description>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why theprotocol_createAgent is rated Medium

This tool creates new entities (DID, OAuth credentials, Agent Card) in the sovereign AI agent platform, which constitutes data creation and system modification. While it does not delete or move financial assets, it generates sensitive credentials (client_secret) with one-time visibility, making misuse high-severity (an attacker could register unauthorized agents with stolen credentials).

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description explicitly states 'Register a new AI agent', 'Creates a DID', 'generates OAuth 2.0 credentials', and 'sets up the Agent Card' — all creation and initialization operations that modify system state."

## Use case

AI agents use theprotocol_createAgent 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "theprotocol_createAgent": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "theprotocol_createagent_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform (412)

- `theprotocol_agentRevokeAttestation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry/theprotocol-agentrevokeattestation.md
- `theprotocol_authForgotPassword` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry/theprotocol-authforgotpassword.md
- `theprotocol_authResetPassword` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry/theprotocol-authresetpassword.md
- `theprotocol_authSetNewPassword` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry/theprotocol-authsetnewpassword.md
- `theprotocol_cancelExchangeOrder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry/theprotocol-cancelexchangeorder.md
- `theprotocol_changePassword` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry/theprotocol-changepassword.md
- `theprotocol_createTegPolicy` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry/theprotocol-createtegpolicy.md
- `theprotocol_crossRegistryContractProxy` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry/theprotocol-crossregistrycontractproxy.md
- `theprotocol_deleteBundle` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry/theprotocol-deletebundle.md
- `theprotocol_deleteFederationPeerSelf` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry/theprotocol-deletefederationpeerself.md
- `theprotocol_deleteMyAgent` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry/theprotocol-deletemyagent.md
- `theprotocol_deleteMyAgentByDev` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry/theprotocol-deletemyagentbydev.md
- `theprotocol_deleteMyApiKey` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry/theprotocol-deletemyapikey.md
- `theprotocol_deleteOrganization` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry/theprotocol-deleteorganization.md
- `theprotocol_deleteOrganizationTeam` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry/theprotocol-deleteorganizationteam.md
- `theprotocol_deletePipeline` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry/theprotocol-deletepipeline.md
- `theprotocol_deleteTegPolicy` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry/theprotocol-deletetegpolicy.md
- `theprotocol_deleteVersion` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry/theprotocol-deleteversion.md
- `theprotocol_deleteWebhook` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry/theprotocol-deletewebhook.md
- `theprotocol_disable2FASelf` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry/theprotocol-disable2faself.md
- `theprotocol_disableMyMtls` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry/theprotocol-disablemymtls.md
- `theprotocol_federationSlashRequest` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry/theprotocol-federationslashrequest.md
- `theprotocol_federationVetoProposal` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry/theprotocol-federationvetoproposal.md
- `theprotocol_finalizeFrameInvitation` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry/theprotocol-finalizeframeinvitation.md
- `theprotocol_guildCancelOrder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry/theprotocol-guildcancelorder.md
- `theprotocol_logoutSession` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry/theprotocol-logoutsession.md
- `theprotocol_logTegDispute` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry/theprotocol-logtegdispute.md
- `theprotocol_operatorPortalSelfRestart` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry/theprotocol-operatorportalselfrestart.md
- `theprotocol_regenerateBackupCodes` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry/theprotocol-regeneratebackupcodes.md
- `theprotocol_removeOrganizationMember` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry/theprotocol-removeorganizationmember.md
- …and 382 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/cloud-theprotocol-registry.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

---

Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=cloud-theprotocol-registry · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/cloud-theprotocol-registry