theprotocol_getFederationPeerByID
Get federation peer detail by id.
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What theprotocol_getFederationPeerByID does on TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform
AI agents call theprotocol_getFederationPeerByID 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
peer_id | string | Yes |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why theprotocol_getFederationPeerByID is rated Low
This tool queries and returns federation peer details based on an ID parameter. It performs a read-only data retrieval operation with no side effects, state changes, or external action execution. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only access peer metadata it may not be authorized to see, but cannot modify, delete, or trigger financial/destructive operations.
From the tool's definition 'Get federation peer detail by id' - retrieves peer information without modifying data or triggering external operations.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs theprotocol_getFederationPeerByID 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_getFederationPeerByID, this is the rule to start with:
theprotocol_getFederationPeerByID 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_getFederationPeerByID call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about theprotocol_getFederationPeerByID
Get federation peer detail by id. 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_getFederationPeerByID accepts 1 parameter: peer_id. Required: peer_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_getFederationPeerByID: 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_getFederationPeerByID 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_getFederationPeerByID 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_getFederationPeerByID. 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_getFederationPeerByID 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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