onboard_autonomous_agent
Onboard a fully autonomous agent — requires a slashable TNZO bond
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What onboard_autonomous_agent does on Tenzro Ledger MCP
AI agents use onboard_autonomous_agent to commit financial operations through Tenzro Ledger MCP, usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.
Why onboard_autonomous_agent is rated Critical
Onboarding an autonomous agent requires locking a TNZO bond that is subject to slashing. This constitutes a financial commitment of cryptocurrency assets with irreversible loss potential if the bond is slashed.
From the tool's definition 'requires a slashable TNZO bond' — committing financial collateral (TNZO tokens) that can be slashed (destroyed/forfeited)
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs onboard_autonomous_agent safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Tenzro Ledger MCP, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For onboard_autonomous_agent, this is the rule to start with:
Any call to onboard_autonomous_agent is blocked until a human approves it. The rest of the server keeps working.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Tenzro Ledger MCP, apply this rule, and every onboard_autonomous_agent call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about onboard_autonomous_agent
Onboard a fully autonomous agent — requires a slashable TNZO bond. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the Tenzro Ledger MCP MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Tenzro Ledger MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for onboard_autonomous_agent: 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 Tenzro Ledger MCP. Nothing to install.
onboard_autonomous_agent 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 onboard_autonomous_agent 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 onboard_autonomous_agent. 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.
onboard_autonomous_agent is provided by the Tenzro Ledger MCP server (https://canton-mcp.tenzro.network/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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