Calculate and persist V3 progress metrics to file Use when native TodoWrite is wrong because you need cross-session goal-completion tracking with witness/audit trail. For in-session checklists, native TodoWrite is simpler.
AI agents use progress_sync 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.
The tool writes/persists progress metrics to a file and maintains an audit trail across sessions. This is a Write operation (creating/modifying stored data), not destructive or executable in a dangerous sense. Severity is medium because it modifies persistent state files that could affect cross-session tracking and audit records if misused.
From the tool's definition 'Calculate and persist V3 progress metrics to file' and 'cross-session goal-completion tracking with witness/audit trail'
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Calculate and persist V3 progress metrics to file Use when native TodoWrite is wrong because you need cross-session goal-completion tracking with witness/audit trail. For in-session checklists, native TodoWrite is simpler. 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 progress_sync: 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.
progress_sync 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 progress_sync 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 progress_sync. 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.
progress_sync 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.
progress_sync is one line of Ruflo's registry record.
The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.
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