theprotocol_discoverAgents
Search for AI agents on TheProtocol sovereign agent registry. Filter by name, description, DID, or capability. No authentication required.
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What theprotocol_discoverAgents does on TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform
AI agents call theprotocol_discoverAgents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
limit | integer | — | Maximum results (default 10, max 50) |
query | string | — | Search text matching agent name, description, or DID |
offset | integer | — | Pagination offset |
capability | string | — | Filter by agent capability tag (client-side filter) |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why theprotocol_discoverAgents is rated Low
This tool retrieves and filters existing data from a public registry with no side effects, modifications, or external operations triggered. It fits the Read category definition: 'retrieves or queries data; no side effects.' Severity is low because misuse would only expose information already intended to be discoverable on a sovereign agent registry, with no financial, destructive, or execution risks.
From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states 'Search for AI agents' and 'Filter by name, description, DID, or capability.' These are query operations that retrieve data from a registry without modifying, executing, or committing actions.
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The rule that runs theprotocol_discoverAgents 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_discoverAgents, this is the rule to start with:
theprotocol_discoverAgents 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_discoverAgents call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about theprotocol_discoverAgents
Search for AI agents on TheProtocol sovereign agent registry. Filter by name, description, DID, or capability. No authentication required. 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_discoverAgents accepts 4 parameters: limit, query, offset, capability. 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_discoverAgents: 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_discoverAgents 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_discoverAgents 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_discoverAgents. 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_discoverAgents 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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