What is ruflo-swarm?
ruflo-swarm is a Claude Code mod by ruvnet that agent teams, swarm coordination, Monitor streams, and worktree isolation — wraps 4 swarm_* + 8 agent_* MCP tools (12 total) plus 6 topologies (hierarchical / mesh / hierarchical-mesh /. It is listed under Cost & usage and has 76,145 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | ruvnet |
| Repository | ruvnet/ruflo |
| Popularity | 76,145 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (64/100) |
| Rank | #43 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #2 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-18 |
| Stars this week | +1,787 |
| Hooks | 9 events |
| Sees | every tool call, everything, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | PromptHint, Pane |
Is ruflo-swarm safe to install?
ruflo-swarm scores 64/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; watches every prompt or event. It passed 5 of 8 checks.
Mod footprints come from claude plugin validate, which lists every event a mod hooks and every API call it makes without running it.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| No network access | Pass |
| Starts processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| Writes files or config | Review |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.agent.list | |
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.fill | writes the prompt box |
$.session.usage | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install ruflo-swarm?
- Check your Claude Code version. Mods need Claude Code 2.1.287 or later and are on by default.
claude --version
- Read its footprint. This lists every event it hooks and every API call it makes, without running it.
git clone https://github.com/ruvnet/ruflo claude plugin validate ./ruflo/plugins/ruflo-swarm
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add ruvnet/ruflo && claude plugin install ruflo-swarm@ruflo
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs ruflo-swarm for you:
Install the "ruflo-swarm" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/ruvnet/ruflo/tree/main/plugins/ruflo-swarm. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
More from ruvnet/ruflo
This repository has at least 9 Claude Code mods on MCPMods.
- ruflo-adr: ADR lifecycle management — create, index, reconcile, supersede, check compliance, and link Architecture Decision Records (Low risk)
- ruflo-agent: Agent runtimes for ruflo — local WASM-sandboxed agents (rvagent: 10 wasm_agent_*/wasm_gallery_* MCP tools, built on @ruv (Low risk)
- ruflo-agentdb: Substrate plugin for Ruflo memory: AgentDB controller bridge (15 agentdb_* MCP tools), RuVector ONNX embeddings (10 embe (High risk)
- ruflo-agntcy: AGNTCY/Outshift Internet-of-Cognition runtime integration for Ruflo — SLIM secure transport for cross-host agent coordin (Low risk)
- ruflo-ai-team: Give Claude a tenant-isolated AI team that divides work, coordinates progress, recalls approved context, and returns evi (Low risk)
- ruflo-aidefence: AI safety scanning, PII detection, prompt injection defense, and adaptive threat learning (Low risk)
- ruflo-arena: Competitive ruliology for Ruflo swarms — arenas, tournaments, and adaptive co-evolution of program strategies (ADR-147/1 (Low risk)
- ruflo-autopilot: Autonomous /loop-driven task completion with learning, prediction, and progress tracking — wraps 10 autopilot_* MCP tool (Low risk)