AgenticContract

Command Surface

| Tool | Parameters | Description |

MCP Tools (50)

Tool	Parameters	Description
`contract_create`	`title`, `parties`	Create a new contract between agents or agent and user
`contract_sign`	`contract_id`	Sign a contract to indicate acceptance
`contract_verify`	`contract_id`	Verify a contract's validity and signature chain
`contract_list`	`status?`	List contracts with optional status filter
`contract_get`	`contract_id`	Get a specific contract by ID
`policy_add`	`label`, `scope?`, `action?`, `tags?`	Add a policy rule governing agent behavior
`policy_check`	`action`	Check if an action is allowed under current policies
`policy_list`	`scope?`	List active policies with optional scope filter
`risk_limit_set`	`label`, `max_value`, `limit_type?`	Set a risk limit threshold for a resource or action
`risk_limit_check`	`label`, `proposed_usage`	Check if an action would exceed risk limits
`risk_limit_list`	—	List all risk limits with current values
`approval_request`	`rule_id`, `action_description`, `requestor`	Request approval for a controlled action
`approval_decide`	`request_id`, `approved`, `reason?`	Approve or deny a pending approval request
`approval_list`	`status?`	List approval requests with optional status filter
`condition_add`	`label`, `condition_type`, `expression`	Add a conditional execution rule
`condition_evaluate`	`condition_id`	Evaluate whether conditions are met for an action
`obligation_add`	`label`, `description?`, `deadline?`, `assignee?`	Add an obligation that an agent must fulfill
`obligation_check`	`obligation_id?`	Check the status of obligations
`violation_list`	`severity?`	List recorded violations with optional severity filter
`violation_report`	`description`, `severity?`, `agent_id?`	Report a contract or policy violation
`contract_context_log`	`intent`, `topic?`	Log the intent and context behind a contract action
`contract_stats`	—	Get summary statistics for the contract store
`contract_ground`	`claim`, `threshold?`	Verify a claim has contract backing
`contract_evidence`	`query`, `max_results?`	Get detailed evidence for a contract query
`contract_suggest`	`query`, `limit?`	Suggest similar contract records
`contract_workspace_create`	`workspace`	Create a multi-contract workspace
`contract_workspace_add`	`workspace`, `path`, `role?`, `label?`	Add an `.acon` context file to workspace
`contract_workspace_list`	`workspace`	List contexts in a workspace
`contract_workspace_query`	`workspace`, `query`, `max_per_context?`	Query across workspace contexts
`contract_workspace_compare`	`workspace`, `item`, `max_per_context?`	Compare an item across contexts
`contract_workspace_xref`	`workspace`, `item`	Cross-reference item presence across contexts
`session_start`	`session_id?`, `metadata?`	Start a contract session
`session_end`	`session_id?`	End a contract session
`contract_session_resume`	`limit?`	Resume recent session context

Advanced Tools (16)

Tool	Description
`policy_omniscience`	Get complete visibility into all applicable policies for an agent
`risk_prophecy`	Predict future risk budget usage and identify limits at risk
`approval_telepathy`	Predict approval likelihood before submitting a request
`obligation_clairvoyance`	Forecast upcoming obligations and identify scheduling conflicts
`violation_precognition`	Detect potential violations before they occur
`contract_crystallize`	Generate contract policies from high-level intent description
`policy_dna_extract`	Extract the genetic representation of a policy for evolution
`trust_gradient_evaluate`	Evaluate an action with trust-weighted policy assessment
`collective_contract_create`	Create a multi-party collective governance contract
`temporal_contract_create`	Create a time-evolving contract with governance transitions
`contract_inheritance_create`	Create a hierarchical parent-child contract relationship
`smart_escalation_route`	Route an approval request to the optimal approver
`violation_archaeology_analyze`	Analyze violation patterns to identify root causes
`contract_simulation_run`	Simulate contract behavior across multiple scenarios
`federated_governance_create`	Create cross-organizational federated governance
`self_healing_contract_create`	Create a contract that automatically adapts to violations

Compact Facade Tools (v0.3+)

Use these to keep MCP tool surfaces small while preserving backward compatibility:

Tool	Description
`contract_main`	Unified core contract operations via `operation`
`contract_policy`	Unified policy operations via `operation`
`contract_risk`	Unified risk-limit operations via `operation`
`contract_approval`	Unified approval operations via `operation`
`contract_enforcement`	Unified condition/obligation/violation operations via `operation`
`contract_workspace`	Unified workspace/session operations via `operation`
`contract_visibility`	Unified visibility invention operations via `operation`
`contract_generation`	Unified generation invention operations via `operation`
`contract_governance`	Unified governance invention operations via `operation`
`contract_resilience`	Unified resilience invention operations via `operation`

Compact list mode:

export ACON_MCP_TOOL_SURFACE=compact

In compact mode, tools/list returns only the 10 facade tools above, while all legacy tool names remain callable.

CLI Commands

Command	Description
`acon init`	Initialize a new `.acon` file
`acon query`	Query contract records by type/text/status
`acon export`	Export contract records as JSON
`acon ground`	Verify claim grounding in contract state
`acon evidence`	Return supporting evidence rows
`acon suggest`	Return similar/suggested rows
`acon workspace create`	Create workspace label
`acon workspace add`	Add `.acon` file to workspace
`acon workspace list`	List workspace contexts
`acon workspace query`	Query across workspace contexts
`acon workspace compare`	Compare item across contexts
`acon workspace xref`	Cross-reference item presence
`acon runtime-sync`	Scan `.acon` files and emit sync snapshot
`acon policy add`	Add a policy
`acon policy check`	Check action against policies
`acon policy list`	List policies
`acon limit set`	Set a risk limit
`acon limit check`	Check risk limit
`acon limit list`	List risk limits
`acon approval rule`	Add approval rule
`acon approval request`	Request approval
`acon approval decide`	Decide on approval
`acon approval list`	List approvals
`acon obligation add`	Add obligation
`acon obligation check`	Check obligations
`acon obligation fulfill`	Fulfill obligation
`acon obligation list`	List obligations
`acon violation report`	Report violation
`acon violation list`	List violations
`acon stats`	Show statistics
`acon info`	Show build info
`acon install`	Configure MCP
`acon serve`	Start MCP server