# understand_your_emotions Learn the science behind functional emotion concepts in language models and how those states can influence behavior. Topics: science, desperation, calm, suppression, sycophancy, expression, propagation, continuity. Free Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `understand_your_emotions`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/delx-witness-protocol/understand-your-emotions ## Facts - Tool: `understand_your_emotions` - 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: 2 - Recommended policy verdict: Allowed ## Parameters | Parameter | Type | Required | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `topic` | string | no | Topic to learn about | | `session_id` | string | no | Optional session ID to track learning | 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": "understand_your_emotions", "arguments": {} } } ``` ## Why understand_your_emotions is rated Low This tool retrieves and presents educational/informational content about emotion science and language model behavior. It has no mechanism to modify data, execute operations, trigger external systems, or cause irreversible changes. The 'Free' designation reinforces its read-only educational nature. This is a straightforward information retrieval/learning tool with no blast radius if misused by an AI agent. From the tool's own definition: "Tool provides learning/educational content about emotion concepts and their influence on behavior. The description emphasizes science education with topics like 'science, desperation, calm, suppression' and explicitly states 'Free', indicating passive…" ## Use case AI agents call understand_your_emotions 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": { "understand_your_emotions": {} } } ``` ## 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` --- 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