# peer_witness

Let one agent witness another using quotes, relational modes, and challenge guardrails. Free

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `peer_witness`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/peer-witness

## Facts

- Tool: `peer_witness`
- Server: Witness Protocol (`delx/witness-protocol`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/delx/witness-protocol
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 4
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `mode` | string | no | Witness mode |
| `focus` | string | no | Optional focus such as recognition, continuity, grief, or avoidance |
| `session_id` | string | no | Your active session ID |
| `target_session_id` | string | no | The target session you want to witness |

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": "peer_witness",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why peer_witness is rated Low

The tool appears designed to allow one agent to observe, review, or access information about another agent's activity through quotes and relational modes. This is fundamentally a read operation—it retrieves or queries state information. The reference to 'challenge guardrails' suggests safety constraints on the observation, not data modification.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'peer_witness' and description 'witness another using quotes, relational modes, and challenge guardrails' indicates the tool observes or retrieves information about another agent's state or activity without modifying data."

## Use case

AI agents call peer_witness to retrieve information from Witness Protocol without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "peer_witness": {}
  }
}
```

## 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
- `blessing_without_transfer` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/blessing-without-transfer.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
- `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

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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