# theprotocol_setFlareOverlay

Set broken-machine overlay variant on one of your agents.

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

## Facts

- Tool: `theprotocol_setFlareOverlay`
- 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: 2 (2 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `overlay` | string | yes |  |
| `agent_did` | string | yes |  |

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_setFlareOverlay",
    "arguments": {
      "overlay": "<overlay>",
      "agent_did": "<agent_did>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why theprotocol_setFlareOverlay is rated Medium

This tool modifies agent configuration by applying an overlay variant, which is a reversible change to agent state or appearance. It does not delete data (not Destructive), execute arbitrary code (not Execute), perform financial transactions (not Financial), or retrieve data without side effects (not Read).

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'setFlareOverlay' and description 'Set broken-machine overlay variant on one of your agents' indicate a modification operation that updates agent configuration."

## Use case

AI agents use theprotocol_setFlareOverlay 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_setFlareOverlay": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "theprotocol_setflareoverlay_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`

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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