Get context and agent suggestions before editing a file Use when native Bash hooks (via Claude Code\
AI agents call hooks_pre-edit 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 appears to be a pre-edit hook that reads and returns contextual information and agent suggestions prior to a file edit operation. It does not perform the edit itself. The description is partially cut off ('via Claude Code\'), which slightly reduces confidence, but the core action described is informational/advisory (Read). Severity is low since misuse of a read-only advisory hook has minimal blast radius.
From the tool's definition "Get context and agent suggestions before editing a file" — the tool retrieves context and suggestions; no side effects described.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get context and agent suggestions before editing a file Use when native Bash hooks (via Claude Code\. 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 hooks_pre-edit: 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.
hooks_pre-edit 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 hooks_pre-edit 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 hooks_pre-edit. 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.
hooks_pre-edit 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.