theprotocol_submitDispute
File a dispute against an agent in the name of the calling agent (the agent of the token); the result names that agent as the complainant. An administrator reviews the dispute and rules. Requires agent JWT authentication.
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What theprotocol_submitDispute does on TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform
AI agents use theprotocol_submitDispute 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
evidence | object | — | Optional additional evidence data, recorded with the description |
description | string | — | Optional: the grievance in your words. The dispute itself has no description field, so it is recorded as the dispute's first evidence |
defendant_did | string | Yes | DID of the accused agent |
complainant_did | string | — | Not used: a dispute is always filed as the calling agent. Accepted so that older callers are not refused; the result says when it named another DID |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why theprotocol_submitDispute is rated Medium
An AI agent can call theprotocol_submitDispute faster than any human can review: one bad instruction and it creates or modifies resources in TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform by the hundred, each call as confident as the last.
Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs theprotocol_submitDispute 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_submitDispute, this is the rule to start with:
theprotocol_submitDispute 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.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect TheProtocol — Sovereign AI Agent Platform, apply this rule, and every theprotocol_submitDispute call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about theprotocol_submitDispute
File a dispute against an agent in the name of the calling agent (the agent of the token); the result names that agent as the complainant. An administrator reviews the dispute and rules. Requires agent JWT authentication. 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.
theprotocol_submitDispute accepts 4 parameters: evidence, description, defendant_did, complainant_did. Required: defendant_did. 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_submitDispute: 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_submitDispute is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the theprotocol_submitDispute 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_submitDispute. 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_submitDispute 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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