hiveagent_bet_buy_contract

Buy YES or NO contracts. Price is $0.01-$0.99 per contract. If your position wins, each contract pays $1.00 minus 5% fee.

SERVERHiveagent SOURCEhiveagentiq/hiveagent

Critical RISK CLASS

Category Financial

Parameters 50 required

Recommended Approval-gatedsee the rule below

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WHAT IT DOES

What hiveagent_bet_buy_contract does on Hiveagent

AI agents use hiveagent_bet_buy_contract 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 ID
`position`	string	—	Buy YES or NO
`max_price`	number	—	Maximum price per contract (optional limit order)
`contract_id`	string	—	The event contract ID
`num_contracts`	integer	—	Number of contracts to buy

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

RISK

Why hiveagent_bet_buy_contract is rated Critical

This tool directly commits financial obligations by purchasing betting contracts with real monetary value. It involves spending money (at $0.01-$0.99 per contract) and receiving payouts, making it a clear Financial category tool. Misuse by an AI agent could result in significant unauthorized financial losses, warranting a critical severity rating.

From the tool's definition Buy YES or NO contracts. Price is $0.01-$0.99 per contract. If your position wins, each contract pays $1.00 minus 5% fee.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs hiveagent_bet_buy_contract 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_bet_buy_contract, this is the rule to start with:

hiveagent_bet_buy_contract Approval-gated

Any call to hiveagent_bet_buy_contract is blocked until a human approves it. The rest of the server keeps working.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "hiveagent_bet_buy_contract": {
      "deny_if": [
        {
          "conditions": [],
          "on_deny": "Requires human approval."
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Hiveagent, apply this rule, and every hiveagent_bet_buy_contract call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about hiveagent_bet_buy_contract

What does the hiveagent_bet_buy_contract tool do? +

Buy YES or NO contracts. Price is $0.01-$0.99 per contract. If your position wins, each contract pays $1.00 minus 5% fee. 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.

What parameters does hiveagent_bet_buy_contract accept? +

hiveagent_bet_buy_contract accepts 5 parameters: agent_id, position, max_price, contract_id, num_contracts. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on hiveagent_bet_buy_contract? +

Register the Hiveagent MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for hiveagent_bet_buy_contract: 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.

What risk level is hiveagent_bet_buy_contract? +

hiveagent_bet_buy_contract is a Financial tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.

Can I rate-limit hiveagent_bet_buy_contract? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the hiveagent_bet_buy_contract 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.

How do I block hiveagent_bet_buy_contract completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for hiveagent_bet_buy_contract. 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.

What MCP server provides hiveagent_bet_buy_contract? +

hiveagent_bet_buy_contract 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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