daa_cognitive_pattern · Claude Flow MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What daa_cognitive_pattern does on Claude Flow

AI agents invoke daa_cognitive_pattern to trigger actions in Claude Flow. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call — builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why daa_cognitive_pattern needs a policy

The tool can actively alter the cognitive patterns of agents in the swarm, which constitutes a stateful change to running agent configurations. This goes beyond a simple read operation. Since it modifies agent behavior dynamically and shares state across the swarm, it is best classified as Execute (triggering external operations whose effects depend on arguments).

From the tool's definition 'Analyze or change cognitive patterns' and 'agents that adapt their cognitive pattern... per-task and share knowledge across the swarm' — the tool both reads (analyze) and modifies (change) agent cognitive behavior, triggering external operations across a…

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Verdict

daa_cognitive_pattern Rate-limited

daa_cognitive_pattern stays usable, but rate-capped — a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "daa_cognitive_pattern": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "daa_cognitive_pattern_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: every tool call is checked against your rule before it reaches Claude Flow, so you can run agents against it safely.

FAQ

Questions about daa_cognitive_pattern

What does the daa_cognitive_pattern tool do? +

Analyze or change cognitive patterns Use when native Task is wrong because you need agents that adapt their cognitive pattern (convergent / divergent / lateral / systems / critical) per-task and share knowledge across the swarm. For static one-shot agents, native Task is fine. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Claude Flow MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.

How do I enforce a policy on daa_cognitive_pattern? +

Register the Claude Flow MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for daa_cognitive_pattern: 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 Claude Flow. Nothing to install.

What risk level is daa_cognitive_pattern? +

daa_cognitive_pattern is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.

Can I rate-limit daa_cognitive_pattern? +

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

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

daa_cognitive_pattern is provided by the Claude Flow MCP server (claude-flow). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.