# contract-testing_publish_consumer_contracts

Publish one or more consumer Pact contracts to the Pact Broker or PactFlow, with branch and tag metadata. Parameters: - pacticipantName (string) *required*: Name of the consumer application - pacticipantVersionNumber (string) *required*: Version number of the consumer - contracts (array) *required*: Contracts to publish - tags (array): Version tags (e.g. 'main', 'staging') - branch (string): Branch name of the consumer - buildUrl (string): URL of the CI build that produced these contracts

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `contract-testing_publish_consumer_contracts`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/smartbear-mcp/contract-testing-publish-consumer-contracts

## Facts

- Tool: `contract-testing_publish_consumer_contracts`
- Server: SmartBear MCP (`SmartBear/smartbear-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/smartbear-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/SmartBear/smartbear-mcp
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 6 (3 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `tags` | array | no | Version tags (e.g. 'main', 'staging') |
| `branch` | string | no | Branch name of the consumer |
| `buildUrl` | string | no | URL of the CI build that produced these contracts |
| `contracts` | array | yes | Contracts to publish |
| `pacticipantName` | string | yes | Name of the consumer application |
| `pacticipantVersionNumber` | string | yes | Version number of the consumer |

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": "contract-testing_publish_consumer_contracts",
    "arguments": {
      "contracts": [],
      "pacticipantName": "<pacticipantName>",
      "pacticipantVersionNumber": "<pacticipantVersionNumber>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why contract-testing_publish_consumer_contracts is rated Medium

Publishing contracts to a broker modifies state in PactFlow/Pact Broker by creating or updating contract records. This is reversible (contracts can be unpublished or overwritten) and has no financial impact or code execution.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name includes 'publish' and description states 'Publish one or more consumer Pact contracts to the Pact Broker or PactFlow' — this creates/uploads contract metadata to an external service."

Risk signals: Accepts raw HTML/template content (contracts[].content) · High parameter count (11 properties)

## Use case

AI agents use contract-testing_publish_consumer_contracts to create or update resources in SmartBear MCP, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your SmartBear MCP environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "contract-testing_publish_consumer_contracts": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "contract-testing_publish_consumer_contracts_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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