thompson_quality_gate
Deterministic 10-point quality gate for Thompson Protocol content. Produces a boolean checklist and overall grade (exemplary/passing/needs_work/failing).
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What thompson_quality_gate does on Nodebench
AI agents call thompson_quality_gate to retrieve information from Nodebench without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why thompson_quality_gate is rated Low
thompson_quality_gate is an evaluation/assessment tool that reads input (presumably Thompson Protocol content) and returns a grade and checklist. It has no side effects, does not execute code or commands, does not modify data, and does not delete or move resources. This is a data retrieval and analysis operation characteristic of the Read category.
From the tool's definition Tool produces a boolean checklist and overall grade — it evaluates and returns data without modifying or executing operations. The phrase 'Produces a boolean checklist and overall grade' indicates output-only assessment functionality.
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The rule that runs thompson_quality_gate safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Nodebench, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For thompson_quality_gate, this is the rule to start with:
thompson_quality_gate is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Nodebench, apply this rule, and every thompson_quality_gate call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about thompson_quality_gate
Deterministic 10-point quality gate for Thompson Protocol content. Produces a boolean checklist and overall grade (exemplary/passing/needs_work/failing). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Nodebench MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Nodebench MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for thompson_quality_gate: 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 Nodebench. Nothing to install.
thompson_quality_gate is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the thompson_quality_gate 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 thompson_quality_gate. 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.
thompson_quality_gate is provided by the Nodebench MCP server (nodebench-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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