Search the plugin store Use when native package install (
AI agents call transfer_plugin-search 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.
This tool retrieves or queries information from a plugin store to help locate available plugins. It has no side effects, does not execute code, create/modify/delete data, or move resources. The incomplete description ('Use when native package install (') suggests a helper for discovery, not installation or execution. Classification as Read is appropriate.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'search' and description states 'Search the plugin store', indicating a query/lookup operation with no modification or execution capability.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Search the plugin 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-search: 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-search 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-search 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-search. 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-search 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.