Get official plugins from the store Use when native package install (
AI agents call transfer_plugin-official 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 description indicates this tool retrieves official plugins from a store, which is a read/fetch operation. However, the description is truncated ('Use when native package install (') suggesting it may also trigger installation. Given the truncation, confidence is reduced, but the primary action described is 'Get', implying a read operation. If it actually installs plugins, it would be Write or Execute.
From the tool's definition 'Get official plugins from the store' — retrieves/fetches plugin information from a store
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get official plugins from the store 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-official: 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-official 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-official 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-official. 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-official 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.