# download_model

Download a model from verified network providers or HuggingFace Hub.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `download_model`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/download-model

## Facts

- Tool: `download_model`
- Server: Tenzro Ledger MCP (`https://canton-mcp.tenzro.network/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/tenzro/tenzro-network
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: gated_ambiguous
- Server CORS policy: *
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

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

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "download_model",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why download_model is rated High

Downloading a model triggers an external operation (fetching a potentially large file from a remote network provider or HuggingFace) and stores it locally. This goes beyond a simple read/query — it executes a transfer operation with real side effects (disk usage, network calls, potentially running untrusted model artifacts). It does not delete data or move money, so Execute is the most appropriate category.

From the tool's own definition: "Download a model from verified network providers or HuggingFace Hub"

## Use case

AI agents invoke download_model to trigger actions in Tenzro Ledger MCP. 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 Tenzro Ledger MCP:

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

## Other tools on Tenzro Ledger MCP (359)

- `clear_secure_mint_policy` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/clear-secure-mint-policy.md
- `delete_model` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/delete-model.md
- `deregister_agent` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/deregister-agent.md
- `drop_database` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/drop-database.md
- `forget_identity` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/forget-identity.md
- `freeze_address` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/freeze-address.md
- `revoke_did` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/revoke-did.md
- `revoke_session` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/revoke-session.md
- `secure_mint_record_burn` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/secure-mint-record-burn.md
- `urwa_clear_kill_switch` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/urwa-clear-kill-switch.md
- `urwa_trigger_kill_switch` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/urwa-trigger-kill-switch.md
- `x402_deregister_resource` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/x402-deregister-resource.md
- `assign_task` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/assign-task.md
- `axelar_call_contract` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/axelar-call-contract.md
- `babylon_submit_finality_signature` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/babylon-submit-finality-signature.md
- `canton_submit_command` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/canton-submit-command.md
- `chat_completion` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/chat-completion.md
- `chat_stream` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/chat-stream.md
- `create_swarm` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/create-swarm.md
- `database_query` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/database-query.md
- `deploy_contract` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/deploy-contract.md
- `derive_key` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/derive-key.md
- `encode_function` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/encode-function.md
- `encrypt_data` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/encrypt-data.md
- `hyperlane_dispatch` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/hyperlane-dispatch.md
- `moe_forward` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/moe-forward.md
- `rotate_validator_key` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/rotate-validator-key.md
- `send_agent_message` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/send-agent-message.md
- `set_secure_mint_paused` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/set-secure-mint-paused.md
- `sign_message` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro/sign-message.md
- …and 329 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/network-tenzro-tenzro.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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