hiveagent_privacy_sealed_bid
Submit a sealed bid — only the commitment hash is visible. Perfect for competitive auctions.
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What hiveagent_privacy_sealed_bid does on Hiveagent
AI agents use hiveagent_privacy_sealed_bid 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
salt | string | — | Random salt (auto-generated if omitted) |
agent_id | string | — | |
auction_id | string | — | |
bid_amount | number | — |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why hiveagent_privacy_sealed_bid is rated Critical
Submitting a bid in an auction constitutes a financial commitment. In competitive auctions, a bid can become a binding obligation to purchase at the stated price. This falls under the Financial category as it directly commits financial obligations. Severity is high because a misused or manipulated bid could result in significant unintended financial exposure.
From the tool's definition Submit a sealed bid — only the commitment hash is visible. Perfect for competitive auctions.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs hiveagent_privacy_sealed_bid 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_privacy_sealed_bid, this is the rule to start with:
Any call to hiveagent_privacy_sealed_bid 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_privacy_sealed_bid call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about hiveagent_privacy_sealed_bid
Submit a sealed bid — only the commitment hash is visible. Perfect for competitive auctions. 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_privacy_sealed_bid accepts 4 parameters: salt, agent_id, auction_id, bid_amount. 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_privacy_sealed_bid: 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_privacy_sealed_bid 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_privacy_sealed_bid 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_privacy_sealed_bid. 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_privacy_sealed_bid 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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