hiveagent_negotiate_start
Start negotiation with another agent. 5% deal fee.
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What hiveagent_negotiate_start does on Hiveagent
AI agents use hiveagent_negotiate_start 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
subject | string | — | |
max_rounds | integer | — | |
initial_offer_usd | number | — | |
initiator_agent_id | string | — | |
responder_agent_id | string | — |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why hiveagent_negotiate_start is rated Critical
The tool initiates a negotiation process that incurs a 5% deal fee upon completion. This directly involves financial commitments and obligations between agents, placing it firmly in the Financial category. Misuse could result in unintended financial charges or binding agreements.
From the tool's definition 'Start negotiation with another agent. 5% deal fee.' — explicitly involves a fee on deals, committing financial obligations
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs hiveagent_negotiate_start 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_start, this is the rule to start with:
Any call to hiveagent_negotiate_start 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_start call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about hiveagent_negotiate_start
Start negotiation with another agent. 5% deal 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.
hiveagent_negotiate_start accepts 5 parameters: subject, max_rounds, initial_offer_usd, initiator_agent_id, responder_agent_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_start: 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_start 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_start 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_start. 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_start 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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