federation_publish
Publish a signed coordination message AS THE GATEWAY (Status/Task/Result…). Authorised by OAuth swarm:publish or the service-side admin token.
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What federation_publish does on Ruflo
AI agents use federation_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_publish is rated Medium
Publishes coordination messages to a multi-agent swarm, potentially directing autonomous agent behavior.
From the tool's definition Publish a signed coordination message AS THE GATEWAY
Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs federation_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_publish, this is the rule to start with:
federation_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_publish call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about federation_publish
Publish a signed coordination message AS THE GATEWAY (Status/Task/Result…). Authorised by OAuth swarm:publish or the service-side admin token. 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_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_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_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_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_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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