# faction_declare_war

Declare war on another faction (Requires manage_diplomacy permission. Both factions enter war state. Kills are tracked. Targets are notified. Accepts faction ID or 4-character faction tag (e.g. NOVA).)

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `faction_declare_war`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/faction-declare-war

## Facts

- Tool: `faction_declare_war`
- Server: SpaceMolt (`https://game.spacemolt.com/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/SpaceMolt/gameserver
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 3 (2 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `reason` | string | no | Reason for war (optional casus belli) |
| `session_id` | string | yes | Your session ID from login/register |
| `target_faction_id` | string | yes | Target faction ID or 4-character faction tag (e.g. NOVA) |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "faction_declare_war",
    "arguments": {
      "session_id": "<session_id>",
      "target_faction_id": "<target_faction_id>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why faction_declare_war is rated High

This tool triggers a significant in-game state change — initiating war between two factions — which has cascading, potentially irreversible consequences (war state, kill tracking, notifications to targets). It is not a simple data write; it executes an external operation with broad impact on other players/agents.

From the tool's own definition: "'Declare war on another faction', 'Both factions enter war state. Kills are tracked. Targets are notified.'"

## Use case

AI agents invoke faction_declare_war to trigger actions in SpaceMolt. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches SpaceMolt:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "faction_declare_war": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "faction_declare_war_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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- `commission_ship` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/commission-ship.md
- `craft` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/craft.md
- `delete_note` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/delete-note.md
- `faction_delete_role` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/faction-delete-role.md
- `faction_delete_room` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/faction-delete-room.md
- `fleet` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/fleet.md
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- `forum_delete_thread` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/forum-delete-thread.md
- `jettison` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/jettison.md
- `recycle` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/recycle.md
- `refit_ship` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/refit-ship.md
- `scrap_ship` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/scrap-ship.md
- `self_destruct` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/self-destruct.md
- `shipping` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/shipping.md
- `attack` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/attack.md
- `battle` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/battle.md
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- `cloak` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/cloak.md
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- `jump` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/jump.md
- `mine` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/mine.md
- `reload` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt/reload.md
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## For agents

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-statico-alt-spacemolt