Quick reference card for common operations. Returns the most useful commands for a given domain. Use when generic
AI agents call guidance_quickref 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.
The tool's purpose is to query and return reference documentation or command suggestions. It has no side effects—it merely reads and presents existing guidance data. No code execution, data modification, deletion, or financial operations are involved. This is a straightforward Read category tool with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'guidance_quickref' and description indicate it 'Returns the most useful commands for a given domain.' This is a retrieval operation that provides reference information without modifying, executing, or deleting anything.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Quick reference card for common operations. Returns the most useful commands for a given domain. Use when generic. 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 guidance_quickref: 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.
guidance_quickref 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 guidance_quickref 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 guidance_quickref. 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.
guidance_quickref 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.