path402_discover

Probe a $address to discover its $402 pricing terms, revenue model, current supply, and any nested $addresses below it. Use this before acquiring content to understand what you

Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What path402_discover does on Path402 — Tokenised Web Content for AI Agents

AI agents call path402_discover to retrieve information from Path402 — Tokenised Web Content for AI Agents without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why path402_discover needs a policy

path402_discover retrieves and queries metadata about tokenised content pricing and structure. The verb 'discover' combined with 'probing' for pricing terms and supply indicates passive information gathering. No side effects, state changes, or external operations are triggered. This is a Read operation despite the somewhat technical context of the $402 protocol.

From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Probe[s] a $address to discover its $402 pricing terms, revenue model, current supply, and any nested $addresses' — pure discovery and information retrieval with no modification, deletion, or execution of external operations.

Questions about path402_discover

What does the path402_discover tool do? +

Probe a $address to discover its $402 pricing terms, revenue model, current supply, and any nested $addresses below it. Use this before acquiring content to understand what you. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Path402 — Tokenised Web Content for AI Agents MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on path402_discover? +

Register the Path402 — Tokenised Web Content for AI Agents MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for path402_discover: 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 Path402 — Tokenised Web Content for AI Agents. Nothing to install.

What risk level is path402_discover? +

path402_discover is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit path402_discover? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the path402_discover 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 path402_discover completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for path402_discover. 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 path402_discover? +

path402_discover is provided by the Path402 — Tokenised Web Content for AI Agents MCP server (path402). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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