Medium Risk

negotiate_trust

Perform agent-to-agent trust negotiation with Shuka as the arbiter. Use this when: - Another agent presents a proof and you need Shuka to vouch for it - You need a recommendation on whether to proceed with a data exchange - You want detailed validation evidence before trusting external data Retur...

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negotiate_trust can modify Shukashake data, with no limits today. PolicyLayer puts allow, deny, and rate-limit rules on every call. Live in minutes.

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AI agents use negotiate_trust to create or modify resources in Shukashake. Write operations carry medium risk because an autonomous agent could trigger bulk unintended modifications. Rate limits prevent a single agent session from making hundreds of changes in rapid succession. Argument validation ensures the agent passes expected values.

Without a policy, an AI agent could call negotiate_trust repeatedly, creating or modifying resources faster than any human could review. PolicyLayer's rate limiting ensures write operations happen at a controlled pace, and argument validation catches malformed or unexpected inputs before they reach Shukashake.

Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "negotiate_trust": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "negotiate_trust_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access negotiate_trust gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:

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Every attack above starts with a tool call. PolicyLayer checks each one against your policy first, so negotiate_trust only ever does what you allow.

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Other write tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: rate-limit and validate the arguments.

What does the negotiate_trust tool do? +

Perform agent-to-agent trust negotiation with Shuka as the arbiter. Use this when: - Another agent presents a proof and you need Shuka to vouch for it - You need a recommendation on whether to proceed with a data exchange - You want detailed validation evidence before trusting external data Returns a recommendation: safe_to_proceed, proceed_with_caution, additional_verification_recommended, or do_not_proceed.. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Shukashake MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on negotiate_trust? +

Register the Shukashake MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for negotiate_trust: 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 Shukashake. Nothing to install.

What risk level is negotiate_trust? +

negotiate_trust is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit negotiate_trust? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the negotiate_trust 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 negotiate_trust completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for negotiate_trust. 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 negotiate_trust? +

negotiate_trust is provided by the Shukashake MCP server (cdonoyan/Auron_Shuka). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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