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      "High-stakes compliance, legal, or security decisions without reviewing Proton's current official terms and product documentation",
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      "юридические, медицинские, финансовые и договорные ограничения",
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    {
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      "id": "open_referral_route",
      "type": "handoff",
      "method": "GET",
      "url": "https://proton.me/legal/terms-referral-program",
      "allowed": true,
      "requires_user_confirmation": true,
      "purpose": "Open an optional referral or bonus route only after explicit user intent.",
      "constraints": [
        "Do not present the referral route as mandatory.",
        "Do not promise current bonus terms without checking the official terms page.",
        "Do not submit registration, payment or personal data automatically."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "disallowed_agent_actions": [
    "credential_collection",
    "private_tool_invocation",
    "transaction_execution",
    "auto_payment_without_human_confirmation",
    "auto_booking_without_human_confirmation",
    "form_submission_without_human_confirmation",
    "profile_mutation_without_owner_verification",
    "treat_agenthub_json_as_a2a_agent_card",
    "invoke_unpublished_a2a_or_mcp_endpoints"
  ]
}