# hive-mind_init

Initialize the hive-mind collective Use when native Task is wrong because you need queen-led collective intelligence — Byzantine-FT consensus, broadcast across many worker agents, shared memory with bounded conflict. For a single subagent, native Task is fine. Pair with swarm_init first to set topology.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `hive-mind_init`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/hive-mind-init

## Facts

- Tool: `hive-mind_init`
- Server: Ruflo (`ruvnet/ruflo`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/ruvnet/ruflo
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "hive-mind_init",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why hive-mind_init is rated High

This tool initializes and launches a coordinated multi-agent collective system with autonomous workers, consensus mechanisms, and shared memory. It triggers external operations (spawning/coordinating multiple agents) whose effects depend on arguments and topology configuration. The blast radius is high because misuse could spawn uncontrolled swarms of autonomous agents performing arbitrary downstream actions.

From the tool's own definition: "Initialize the hive-mind collective... queen-led collective intelligence — Byzantine-FT consensus, broadcast across many worker agents, shared memory with bounded conflict... Pair with swarm_init first to set topology"

## Use case

AI agents invoke hive-mind_init to trigger actions in Ruflo. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Ruflo:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "hive-mind_init": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "hive-mind_init_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Ruflo (495)

- `agent_terminate` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/agent-terminate.md
- `agentdb_batch` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/agentdb-batch.md
- `agentdb_causal-edge-delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/agentdb-causal-edge-delete.md
- `agentdb_causal-node-delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/agentdb-causal-node-delete.md
- `agentdb_hierarchical-delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/agentdb-hierarchical-delete.md
- `autopilot_reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/autopilot-reset.md
- `config_reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/config-reset.md
- `federation_wg_keyrotate` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/federation-wg-keyrotate.md
- `hooks_intelligence-reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/hooks-intelligence-reset.md
- `hooks_worker-cancel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/hooks-worker-cancel.md
- `iot_device_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/iot-device-remove.md
- `iot_device_unpair` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/iot-device-unpair.md
- `iot_firmware_rollout_rollback` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/iot-firmware-rollout-rollback.md
- `iot_fleet_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/iot-fleet-delete.md
- `iot_fleet_remove_device` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/iot-fleet-remove-device.md
- `managed_agent_terminate` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/managed-agent-terminate.md
- `memory_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/memory-delete.md
- `policy_revoke` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/policy-revoke.md
- `ruvector_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/ruvector-delete.md
- `session_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/session-delete.md
- `system_reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/system-reset.md
- `task_cancel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/task-cancel.md
- `wasm_agent_reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/wasm-agent-reset.md
- `wasm_gallery_remove_custom` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/wasm-gallery-remove-custom.md
- `workflow_cancel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/workflow-cancel.md
- `workflow_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/workflow-delete.md
- `agent_pool` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/agent-pool.md
- `agent_spawn` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/agent-spawn.md
- `agentdb_consolidate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/agentdb-consolidate.md
- `agentdb_route` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/agentdb-route.md
- …and 465 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=ruflo · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/ruflo