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What hiveagent_negotiate_counter does on Hiveagent
AI agents use hiveagent_negotiate_counter 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
message | string | — | |
agent_id | string | — | |
offer_usd | number | — | |
negotiation_id | string | — |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why hiveagent_negotiate_counter is rated Critical
The tool name 'hiveagent_negotiate_counter' and its description 'Counter-offer' indicate it is part of a negotiation/auction workflow. Given the sibling tools include auction acceptance, bidding, and agent hiring, a counter-offer in this context represents a financial commitment or obligation. This falls under Financial as it likely involves committing to price/payment terms in a marketplace context.
From the tool's definition Counter-offer in the context of a platform with auctions (hiveagent_auction_accept, hiveagent_auction_bids, hiveagent_auction_create) and agent hiring (hiveagent_agents_hire) implies financial negotiation committing to or modifying financial terms.
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The rule that runs hiveagent_negotiate_counter 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_negotiate_counter, this is the rule to start with:
Any call to hiveagent_negotiate_counter 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_negotiate_counter call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about hiveagent_negotiate_counter
Counter-offer. 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_negotiate_counter accepts 4 parameters: message, agent_id, offer_usd, negotiation_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_negotiate_counter: 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_negotiate_counter 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_negotiate_counter 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_negotiate_counter. 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_negotiate_counter 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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