# trust-attest-chain

Follow endorsement references to build a transitive trust chain. Starting from a subject, queries attestations about that subject, then follows each attestor as a new subject up to maxDepth. Returns the full chain with validity status for each link.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `trust-attest-chain`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/trust-attest-chain

## Facts

- Tool: `trust-attest-chain`
- Server: Nostr Bray (`nostr-bray`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray.md
- Install: `npx -y nostr-bray`
- Homepage: https://github.com/forgesworn/bray
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "trust-attest-chain",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why trust-attest-chain is rated High

This tool executes a multi-step algorithmic operation (transitive trust chain construction) with branching logic that depends on external attestation data. While it retrieves data (Read-like), the core function is executing a graph traversal algorithm with conditional logic to build transitive trust chains.

From the tool's own definition: "The tool 'follow[s] endorsement references', 'queries attestations', and 'follows each attestor as a new subject up to maxDepth', performing complex graph traversal with conditional branching based on attestation data."

## Use case

AI agents invoke trust-attest-chain to trigger actions in Nostr Bray. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Nostr Bray:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "trust-attest-chain": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "trust-attest-chain_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Nostr Bray (239)

- `blossom-delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/blossom-delete.md
- `group-remove-user` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/group-remove-user.md
- `label-remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/label-remove.md
- `marketplace-credentials-clear` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/marketplace-credentials-clear.md
- `marketplace-retire` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/marketplace-retire.md
- `social-delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/social-delete.md
- `tombstone` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/tombstone.md
- `trust-revoke` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/trust-revoke.md
- `vault-revoke` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/vault-revoke.md
- `zap-wallet-clear` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/zap-wallet-clear.md
- `cast-spell` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/cast-spell.md
- `execute-action` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/execute-action.md
- `identity-restore-shamir` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/identity-restore-shamir.md
- `identity-switch` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/identity-switch.md
- `marketplace-probe` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/marketplace-probe.md
- `nip44-encrypt` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/nip44-encrypt.md
- `onboard-verified` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/onboard-verified.md
- `relay-auth` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/relay-auth.md
- `trust-ring-lsag-sign` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/trust-ring-lsag-sign.md
- `trust-ring-prove` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/trust-ring-prove.md
- `trust-spoken-verify` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/trust-spoken-verify.md
- `vault-encrypt` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/vault-encrypt.md
- `marketplace-pay` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/marketplace-pay.md
- `zap-make-invoice` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/zap-make-invoice.md
- `zap-send` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/zap-send.md
- `article-list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/article-list.md
- `article-read` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/article-read.md
- `badge-list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/badge-list.md
- `blossom-check` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/blossom-check.md
- `blossom-discover` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray/blossom-discover.md
- …and 209 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-forgesworn-bray.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=dev-forgesworn-bray · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/dev-forgesworn-bray
