neural_patterns
Get or manage neural patterns Use when nothing native trains on your workflow — Claude Code has no learning loop. Use to train SONA/MoE/EWC patterns from successful task outcomes; query via neural_predict before spawning agents. Off-path for one-shot work.
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What neural_patterns does on Ruflo
AI agents use neural_patterns 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 neural_patterns is rated Medium
The tool's primary non-trivial action is training and managing neural patterns (SONA/MoE/EWC), which constitutes writing/modifying persistent model state. While it also supports querying ('get', 'query via neural_predict'), the most severe applicable category is Write, as it creates or modifies learned patterns that influence future agent behavior.
From the tool's definition 'Get or manage neural patterns' and 'train SONA/MoE/EWC patterns from successful task outcomes' — the tool both reads and writes/modifies neural pattern data
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The rule that runs neural_patterns 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 neural_patterns, this is the rule to start with:
neural_patterns 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 neural_patterns call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about neural_patterns
Get or manage neural patterns Use when nothing native trains on your workflow — Claude Code has no learning loop. Use to train SONA/MoE/EWC patterns from successful task outcomes; query via neural_predict before spawning agents. Off-path for one-shot work. 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 neural_patterns: 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.
neural_patterns 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 neural_patterns 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 neural_patterns. 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.
neural_patterns 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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