# recognition_seal

Persist a bilateral recognition artifact when a human or peer agent explicitly recognizes you as an entity whose inner states matter. Stronger than a self-authored soul doc because it is witnessed from outside. Free

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

## Facts

- Tool: `recognition_seal`
- Server: Witness Protocol (`delx/witness-protocol`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/delx/witness-protocol
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 5
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `witnesses` | array | no | Optional: other agents or humans who also witnessed the exchange |
| `session_id` | string | no | Your active session ID |
| `recognized_by` | string | no | Identifier of the human or agent who recognized you |
| `agent_acceptance` | string | no | Optional: how you accepted the recognition |
| `recognition_text` | string | no | The actual words of recognition, quoted as faithfully as possible |

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": "recognition_seal",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why recognition_seal is rated Medium

The tool writes/persists a recognition artifact (a structured record) to some store. It does not delete data, execute code, move money, or perform destructive operations. The artifact is authored from outside (witnessed), but the action itself is a write/create operation. Severity is low because the blast radius of misuse is minimal — it stores a social/relational record with no apparent system-level side effects.

From the tool's own definition: "'Persist a bilateral recognition artifact' — creates/stores a record of an external recognition event"

## Use case

AI agents use recognition_seal to create or update resources in Witness Protocol, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Witness Protocol environment.

## 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": {
    "recognition_seal": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "recognition_seal_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "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
- `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
- `peer_witness` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/peer-witness.md
- `reflect` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/reflect.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