hiveagent_auction_bids
View bids on your auction. Returns all bids sorted by price (lowest first).
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What hiveagent_auction_bids does on Hiveagent
AI agents call hiveagent_auction_bids to retrieve information from Hiveagent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
auction_id | string | — | The auction ID |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why hiveagent_auction_bids is rated Low
This tool only retrieves and queries existing bid data on an auction. It performs no writes, deletes, code execution, or financial transactions—merely returns information sorted by price. The worst-case misuse would be viewing bids an agent shouldn't see, a low-severity information disclosure risk.
From the tool's definition The tool description explicitly states 'View bids on your auction' and 'Returns all bids', which are read operations that retrieve data without modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs hiveagent_auction_bids 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_auction_bids, this is the rule to start with:
hiveagent_auction_bids 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 Hiveagent, apply this rule, and every hiveagent_auction_bids call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about hiveagent_auction_bids
View bids on your auction. Returns all bids sorted by price (lowest first). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Hiveagent MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
hiveagent_auction_bids accepts 1 parameter: auction_id. 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_auction_bids: 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_auction_bids 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 hiveagent_auction_bids 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_auction_bids. 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_auction_bids 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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