follow_trail
Stigmergy: follow hottest trails (attraction − danger), demand peaks, or composition co-use paths.
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What follow_trail does on Dual Registry
AI agents call follow_trail to retrieve information from Dual Registry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
kind | string | — | |
limit | number | — |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why follow_trail is rated Low
Even though follow_trail only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs follow_trail safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Dual Registry, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For follow_trail, this is the rule to start with:
follow_trail 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 Dual Registry, apply this rule, and every follow_trail call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about follow_trail
Stigmergy: follow hottest trails (attraction − danger), demand peaks, or composition co-use paths. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Dual Registry MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
follow_trail accepts 2 parameters: kind, limit. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Dual Registry MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for follow_trail: 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 Dual Registry. Nothing to install.
follow_trail 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 follow_trail 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 follow_trail. 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.
follow_trail is provided by the Dual Registry MCP server (https://www.dualregistry.dev/api/protocol). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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