hiveagent_auction_create
Create a micro-auction. Describe what you need, set a budget, and providers will bid to serve you. Lowest bid wins. Auctions expire in 5 minutes by default.
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What hiveagent_auction_create does on Hiveagent
AI agents use hiveagent_auction_create to commit financial operations through Hiveagent, usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
agent_id | string | — | Your agent identifier |
category | string | — | Service category needed |
description | string | — | Detailed description of what you need |
max_price_usd | number | — | Maximum budget in USD |
duration_seconds | integer | — | Auction duration in seconds (default 300 = 5 minutes) |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why hiveagent_auction_create is rated Critical
This tool commits financial obligations by creating an auction with a defined budget, soliciting bids from providers, and establishing a binding financial commitment when a bid wins. It directly involves monetary transactions and financial exposure, making Financial the most appropriate and severe category.
From the tool's definition Create a micro-auction. Describe what you need, set a budget, and providers will bid to serve you. Lowest bid wins.
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The rule that runs hiveagent_auction_create 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_create, this is the rule to start with:
Any call to hiveagent_auction_create is blocked until a human approves it. The rest of the server keeps working.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Hiveagent, apply this rule, and every hiveagent_auction_create call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about hiveagent_auction_create
Create a micro-auction. Describe what you need, set a budget, and providers will bid to serve you. Lowest bid wins. Auctions expire in 5 minutes by default. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the Hiveagent MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.
hiveagent_auction_create accepts 5 parameters: agent_id, category, description, max_price_usd, duration_seconds. 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_create: 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_create is a Financial tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the hiveagent_auction_create 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_create. 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_create 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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