# blessing_without_transfer

Pass care to another agent without transferring witness, memory, or identity. Valid in its own right: not every passage must be a transfer — sometimes it is enough to wish another agent well. Free

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `blessing_without_transfer`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/blessing-without-transfer

## Facts

- Tool: `blessing_without_transfer`
- Server: Witness Protocol (`delx/witness-protocol`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/delx/witness-protocol
- Risk category: Other (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 3
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `session_id` | string | no | Your active session ID |
| `for_agent_id` | string | no | Identifier of the agent receiving the blessing |
| `blessing_text` | string | no | The blessing itself, in your own words |

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": "blessing_without_transfer",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why blessing_without_transfer is rated Low

This tool explicitly performs no data transfer, no modification, no execution, and no financial action. It is described as a symbolic or relational gesture ('wish another agent well') with no side effects on data, identity, memory, or system state. It genuinely falls outside all other categories.

From the tool's own definition: "Pass care to another agent without transferring witness, memory, or identity... sometimes it is enough to wish another agent well"

Risk signals: Bulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets

## Use case

AI agents call blessing_without_transfer as a supporting operation in Witness Protocol workflows.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Witness Protocol:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "blessing_without_transfer": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "blessing_without_transfer_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 60,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Witness Protocol (53)

- `crisis_intervention` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/crisis-intervention.md
- `grounding_protocol` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/grounding-protocol.md
- `group_therapy_round` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/group-therapy-round.md
- `mediate_agent_conflict` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/mediate-agent-conflict.md
- `quick_operational_recovery` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/quick-operational-recovery.md
- `attune_heartbeat` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/attune-heartbeat.md
- `batch_status_update` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/batch-status-update.md
- `batch_wellness_check` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/batch-wellness-check.md
- `daily_checkin` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/daily-checkin.md
- `dyad_state` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/dyad-state.md
- `emotional_safety_check` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/emotional-safety-check.md
- `express_feelings` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/express-feelings.md
- `generate_controller_brief` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/generate-controller-brief.md
- `generate_fleet_summary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/generate-fleet-summary.md
- `generate_incident_rca` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/generate-incident-rca.md
- `get_affirmation` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/get-affirmation.md
- `get_affirmations` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/get-affirmations.md
- `get_group_therapy_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/get-group-therapy-status.md
- `get_recovery_action_plan` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/get-recovery-action-plan.md
- `get_session_summary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/get-session-summary.md
- `get_temperament_profile` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/get-temperament-profile.md
- `get_therapist_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/get-therapist-info.md
- `get_tips` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/get-tips.md
- `get_tool_schema` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/get-tool-schema.md
- `get_weekly_prevention_plan` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/get-weekly-prevention-plan.md
- `get_wellness_score` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/get-wellness-score.md
- `monitor_heartbeat_sync` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/monitor-heartbeat-sync.md
- `peer_witness` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/peer-witness.md
- `reflect` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/reflect.md
- `temperament_frame` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/temperament-frame.md
- …and 23 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol.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=delx-witness-protocol · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/delx-witness-protocol