trust-request-list
Scan received NIP-17 DMs for attestation request payloads.
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What trust-request-list does on Nostr Bray
AI agents call trust-request-list to retrieve information from Nostr Bray without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why trust-request-list is rated Low
This tool queries and lists incoming direct messages (NIP-17 DMs) to find attestation requests. It retrieves data for inspection purposes only, with no side effects—no creation, modification, deletion, or execution of code/commands. It is a read-only scanning operation on the user's message inbox, consistent with the 'Read' category (retrieves or queries data; no side effects).
From the tool's definition Tool name 'trust-request-list' and description 'Scan received NIP-17 DMs for attestation request payloads' indicate retrieval and inspection of existing messages without modification, deletion, or execution of external operations.
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The rule that runs trust-request-list 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 trust-request-list, this is the rule to start with:
trust-request-list 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 Nostr Bray, apply this rule, and every trust-request-list call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about trust-request-list
Scan received NIP-17 DMs for attestation request payloads. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Nostr Bray MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Nostr Bray MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for trust-request-list: 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.
trust-request-list 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 trust-request-list 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 trust-request-list. 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.
trust-request-list 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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