Get detailed info about a plugin Use when native package install (
AI agents call transfer_plugin-info 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 description explicitly states it retrieves ('Get') detailed information about a plugin. This is a read-only operation with no data modification, execution, or destructive capability described. Confidence is slightly reduced because the description appears truncated ('Use when native package install ('), leaving some uncertainty about whether any side effects exist beyond information retrieval.
From the tool's definition 'Get detailed info about a plugin' — retrieves information only, no side effects indicated
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get detailed info about a plugin Use when native package install (. 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 transfer_plugin-info: 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.
transfer_plugin-info 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 transfer_plugin-info 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 transfer_plugin-info. 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.
transfer_plugin-info 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.