federation_bbs_publish
agentbbs — Publish a domain event from a pod agent to a BBS room (ADR-164 Phase 1). Wraps the payload in a ReplicateMessage envelope (envelopeId, seq, ts, msgType, payload) and appends it to the room log. Use when an agent has produced a typed event (pod-status, task-result, alert, human-override...
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What federation_bbs_publish does on Ruflo
AI agents use federation_bbs_publish to create or update resources in Ruflo, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Ruflo environment.
Why federation_bbs_publish is rated Medium
This tool publishes domain events from agent pods to a shared BBS room, creating new records in a distributed log. While it modifies system state by appending to room logs, the effects are reversible (events remain part of the log history but don't destructively alter prior state).
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'appends it to the room log' and 'wraps the payload in a ReplicateMessage envelope', indicating it creates/publishes data to a BBS (bulletin board system) room that other agents and humans observe.
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The rule that runs federation_bbs_publish 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 federation_bbs_publish, this is the rule to start with:
federation_bbs_publish stays usable, but capped: an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. 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 federation_bbs_publish call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about federation_bbs_publish
agentbbs — Publish a domain event from a pod agent to a BBS room (ADR-164 Phase 1). Wraps the payload in a ReplicateMessage envelope (envelopeId, seq, ts, msgType, payload) and appends it to the room log. Use when an agent has produced a typed event (pod-status, task-result, alert, human-override-ack, bench-result) that the human cockpit or other pods need to see. Storing into raw memory_store is wrong because it skips the room-scoped budget cap, PII pipeline gating, and monotonic seq numbering that ADR-164 §3.2.2 requires. Optional dep — degrades to {degraded:true} when missing. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Ruflo MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Ruflo MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for federation_bbs_publish: 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.
federation_bbs_publish is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the federation_bbs_publish 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 federation_bbs_publish. 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.
federation_bbs_publish 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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