swarm_monitor

Monitor swarm activity (V2 compatible). Deprecated: Use swarm/status with includeMetrics instead.

SERVERClaude Flow SOURCEclaude-flow

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-ruvnet-claude-flow/swarm-monitor.md

WHAT IT DOES

What swarm_monitor does on Claude Flow

AI agents call swarm_monitor to retrieve information from Claude Flow without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

RISK

Why swarm_monitor is rated Low

This tool retrieves and observes swarm metrics and activity data without modifying, executing code, or triggering side effects. Monitoring is inherently a read operation. Even in a swarm orchestration context, passive health/status observation poses minimal risk compared to spawn/terminate/update operations on the same server.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'swarm_monitor' and description 'Monitor swarm activity' indicates passive observation/querying of metrics and status. The directive to use 'swarm/status' as a replacement suggests read-only telemetry.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs swarm_monitor 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 swarm_monitor, this is the rule to start with:

swarm_monitor Allowed

swarm_monitor is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "swarm_monitor": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

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

FAQ

Questions about swarm_monitor

What does the swarm_monitor tool do? +

Monitor swarm activity (V2 compatible). Deprecated: Use swarm/status with includeMetrics instead. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Claude Flow MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on swarm_monitor? +

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

swarm_monitor is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit swarm_monitor? +

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

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

swarm_monitor 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.

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