List beads that are ready to work on (no unresolved dependencies)
AI agents call gt_beads_ready 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 or queries state information about task readiness without modifying, executing, or destructing any data. The verb 'list' and the absence of any action language (create, delete, run, execute) confirm it is a read-only operation. Severity is low because misuse would only expose information about task dependencies, not enable harmful actions.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'gt_beads_ready' and description 'List beads that are ready to work on' indicate a query/listing operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List beads that are ready to work on (no unresolved dependencies). 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 gt_beads_ready: 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.
gt_beads_ready 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 gt_beads_ready 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 gt_beads_ready. 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.
gt_beads_ready 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.