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What translate does on X402 Middleware
AI agents call translate to retrieve information from X402 Middleware 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
to | string | — | |
desc | string | — | |
text | string | Yes | |
tool | string | — | |
params_desc | string | — |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why translate is rated Low
Given the lack of substantive description, translation tools typically read input text and return transformed output without side effects. However, confidence is reduced due to missing details that could reveal execution context or data handling complexities. The empty description prevents higher confidence assessment.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'translate' with empty description ({d}) suggests a text translation function that retrieves or transforms input data without modification to underlying systems. No destructive, financial, or execute-like operations are implied.
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The rule that runs translate safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and X402 Middleware, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For translate, this is the rule to start with:
translate 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 X402 Middleware, apply this rule, and every translate call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about translate
{d}. It is categorised as a Read tool in the X402 Middleware MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
translate accepts 5 parameters: to, desc, text, tool, params_desc. Required: text. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the X402 Middleware MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for translate: 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 X402 Middleware. Nothing to install.
translate 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 translate 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 translate. 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.
translate is provided by the X402 Middleware MCP server (@gadgethumans/x402). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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