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What group-send does on Nostr Bray
AI agents use group-send to create or update resources in Nostr Bray, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Nostr Bray environment.
Why group-send is rated Medium
Sending a message creates new data in a group context but is reversible (messages can typically be deleted or edited in most messaging systems). This is a Write operation rather than Execute because it doesn't run arbitrary code or trigger complex external operations—it performs a bounded, well-defined action.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'group-send' and description 'Send a message to a NIP-29 group' indicate creation/transmission of a message, which is a reversible write operation. NIP-29 is a Nostr protocol standard for groups.
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The rule that runs group-send safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Nostr Bray, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For group-send, this is the rule to start with:
group-send stays usable, but capped: an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Nostr Bray, apply this rule, and every group-send call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about group-send
Send a message to a NIP-29 group. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Nostr Bray MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Nostr Bray MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for group-send: 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 Nostr Bray. Nothing to install.
group-send is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the group-send 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 group-send. 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.
group-send is provided by the Nostr Bray MCP server (nostr-bray). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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