Query federation audit logs with optional compliance mode filtering
AI agents call federation_audit to retrieve information from Claude Flow without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries existing audit log data without modifying, deleting, or executing external operations. The filtering parameter does not change the underlying behavior—it only affects which logs are returned. This is a straightforward information retrieval task with no side effects, making it a Read category tool with low severity.
From the tool's definition 'Query federation audit logs' — explicit read operation on log data with no modification capability. 'optional compliance mode filtering' indicates selective retrieval only.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Query federation audit logs with optional compliance mode filtering. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Claude Flow MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Claude Flow MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for federation_audit: 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.
federation_audit is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the federation_audit 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.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for federation_audit. 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.
federation_audit 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.