federation_publish

Publish a signed coordination message AS THE GATEWAY (Status/Task/Result…). Authorised by OAuth swarm:publish or the service-side admin token.

SERVERClaude Flow SOURCEclaude-flow

Medium RISK CLASS

Category Write

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Rate-limitedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade F, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-ruvnet-claude-flow/federation-publish.md

WHAT IT DOES

What federation_publish does on Claude Flow

AI agents use federation_publish to create or update resources in Claude Flow, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Claude Flow environment.

RISK

Why federation_publish is rated Medium

Publishes coordination messages to a multi-agent swarm, potentially directing autonomous agent behavior.

From the tool's definition Publish a signed coordination message AS THE GATEWAY

Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs federation_publish safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Claude Flow, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For federation_publish, this is the rule to start with:

federation_publish Rate-limited

federation_publish stays usable, but capped: an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "federation_publish": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "federation_publish_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

LIMIT THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Claude Flow, apply this rule, and every federation_publish call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about federation_publish

What does the federation_publish tool do? +

Publish a signed coordination message AS THE GATEWAY (Status/Task/Result…). Authorised by OAuth swarm:publish or the service-side admin token. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Claude Flow MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on federation_publish? +

Register the Claude Flow MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for federation_publish: 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 federation_publish? +

federation_publish is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit federation_publish? +

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

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

federation_publish 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.

KEEP EXPLORING

More on Claude Flow, and thousands of servers like it.

This server

All 546 Claude Flow tools →

Across the catalogue

The MCP Attack Database →

Guides

Govern customer-ops agents →Argument validation →Scoped token →