agenticow_rollback
agenticow — discard all edits since the most recent checkpoint on an .rvf memory file. Reuses a fresh COW child derived from the checkpoint. Use when a Darwin tick or agent experiment regressed and you want to revert memory state without re-running. Deleting+rebuilding the .rvf is wrong because r...
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What agenticow_rollback does on Ruflo
AI agents call agenticow_rollback to retrieve information from Ruflo without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why agenticow_rollback is rated Low
Even though agenticow_rollback only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs agenticow_rollback safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Ruflo, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For agenticow_rollback, this is the rule to start with:
agenticow_rollback is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Ruflo, apply this rule, and every agenticow_rollback call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about agenticow_rollback
agenticow — discard all edits since the most recent checkpoint on an .rvf memory file. Reuses a fresh COW child derived from the checkpoint. Use when a Darwin tick or agent experiment regressed and you want to revert memory state without re-running. Deleting+rebuilding the .rvf is wrong because rebuild cost is O(N) and the data after the bad point is lost; rollback is O(edits-since-checkpoint) and the earlier history stays intact via the lineage manifest. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Ruflo MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Ruflo MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for agenticow_rollback: 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 Ruflo. Nothing to install.
agenticow_rollback 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 agenticow_rollback 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 agenticow_rollback. 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.
agenticow_rollback is provided by the Ruflo MCP server (ruvnet/ruflo). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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