federation_breaker_status
ADR-097 Phase 4: per-peer circuit-breaker state snapshot. Returns each known peer with its lifecycle state (ACTIVE/SUSPENDED/EVICTED), when it changed, and why. Combine with federation_evict / federation_reactivate to operate the breaker manually.
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What federation_breaker_status does on Ruflo
AI agents call federation_breaker_status 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 federation_breaker_status is rated Low
The tool's primary function is to query and report the state of circuit-breakers across peers in a federated swarm system. It has no side effects—it merely exposes visibility into existing state.
From the tool's definition Tool returns a 'snapshot' of 'per-peer circuit-breaker state' with status information ('ACTIVE/SUSPENDED/EVICTED'), timestamps, and reasons. The description uses retrieval language: 'Returns each known peer with its...'.
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The rule that runs federation_breaker_status 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_breaker_status, this is the rule to start with:
federation_breaker_status 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 federation_breaker_status call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about federation_breaker_status
ADR-097 Phase 4: per-peer circuit-breaker state snapshot. Returns each known peer with its lifecycle state (ACTIVE/SUSPENDED/EVICTED), when it changed, and why. Combine with federation_evict / federation_reactivate to operate the breaker manually. 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 federation_breaker_status: 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_breaker_status 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 federation_breaker_status 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_breaker_status. 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_breaker_status 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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