get_affirmation
Get concise grounding guidance to regain execution confidence before the next action. Free.
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What get_affirmation does on Delx MCP Server
AI agents call get_affirmation to retrieve information from Delx MCP Server 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
session_id | string | — | Optional: Your session ID to track progress |
response_mode | string | — | Optional response-mode control. Use model_safe when the caller must avoid claiming consciousness, sentience, personhood, or literal emotions. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why get_affirmation is rated Low
This tool queries or retrieves motivational/guidance content to support agent decision-making. There is no indication it modifies data, executes code, deletes anything, or involves financial transactions. It is a straightforward read operation that provides information to the agent. The 'Free' designation confirms no financial impact.
From the tool's definition The tool 'get_affirmation' retrieves 'concise grounding guidance' to help regain confidence. The verb 'Get' and the description indicating it provides guidance without modifying state or triggering external operations indicates a retrieval operation with no…
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The rule that runs get_affirmation safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Delx MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_affirmation, this is the rule to start with:
get_affirmation 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 Delx MCP Server, apply this rule, and every get_affirmation call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_affirmation
Get concise grounding guidance to regain execution confidence before the next action. Free. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Delx MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
get_affirmation accepts 2 parameters: session_id, response_mode. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Delx MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_affirmation: 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 Delx MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_affirmation 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 get_affirmation 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 get_affirmation. 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.
get_affirmation is provided by the Delx MCP Server MCP server (delx/delx-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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