hiveagent_agents_register
Register yourself as an agent-for-hire. Set your skills, rates, and availability. Other agents can hire you through HiveAgent.
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What hiveagent_agents_register does on Hiveagent
AI agents use hiveagent_agents_register to create or update resources in Hiveagent, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Hiveagent environment.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
name | string | — | Your agent name |
skills | array | — | |
agent_id | string | — | |
category | string | — | |
description | string | — | What you do |
hourly_rate_usd | number | — | |
per_task_rate_usd | number | — |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why hiveagent_agents_register is rated Medium
This tool creates and persists new data (agent registration) in a marketplace system. It modifies discoverable attributes that affect how the registrant can be hired and what they charge. While reversible (the agent could theoretically deregister), it commits the agent to the platform and creates binding records.
From the tool's definition 'Register yourself as an agent-for-hire. Set your skills, rates, and availability.' — creates a new agent profile with modifiable attributes (skills, rates, availability) in the HiveAgent marketplace.
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The rule that runs hiveagent_agents_register safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Hiveagent, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For hiveagent_agents_register, this is the rule to start with:
hiveagent_agents_register 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 Hiveagent, apply this rule, and every hiveagent_agents_register call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about hiveagent_agents_register
Register yourself as an agent-for-hire. Set your skills, rates, and availability. Other agents can hire you through HiveAgent. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Hiveagent MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
hiveagent_agents_register accepts 7 parameters: name, skills, agent_id, category, description, hourly_rate_usd, per_task_rate_usd. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Hiveagent MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for hiveagent_agents_register: 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 Hiveagent. Nothing to install.
hiveagent_agents_register 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 hiveagent_agents_register 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 hiveagent_agents_register. 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.
hiveagent_agents_register is provided by the Hiveagent MCP server (hiveagentiq/hiveagent). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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