Cross Host Federation

What it does

When your agent uses it

• : connecting ruflo agents across machines
• Sharing status/tasks/results between hosts
• Propagating work claims across a swarm
• Standing up a federation hub

Example prompts

• “/cross-host-federation”

Requirements

• Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__federation_bbs_identity, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__federation_bbs_peer_add, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__federation_bbs_peers, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__federation_bbs_serve, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__federation_bbs_register, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__federation_bbs_publish, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__federation_bbs_sync, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__federation_bbs_watch, Read

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

1. 1federation_bbs_identity {} → record your nodeId + publicKey (created on first call).
2. 2For every OTHER node: federation_bbs_peer_add { nodeId, publicKey, url }.
3. 3federation_bbs_serve { bindHost: "", port: 7777 } — bind a routable IP,
4. 4federation_bbs_register { roomLabel: "#coordination" } — same label yields the same roomId
5. 5federation_bbs_sync { roomId: "" } on a 15–30s timer to converge.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 58e0ae7. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

• Tool permissions

  Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

  • mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__federation_bbs_identity
  • mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__federation_bbs_peer_add
  • mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__federation_bbs_peers
  • mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__federation_bbs_serve
  • mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__federation_bbs_register
  • mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__federation_bbs_publish
  • mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__federation_bbs_sync
  • mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__federation_bbs_watch
  • Read

  From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

• Runs code

  No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are json).

  From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

• Network

  No URLs in SKILL.md.

  From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

• Credentials

  Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

  From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Cross Host Federation loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 91 tokens; SKILL.md has 402 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it

~91

When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches

~1.1k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from ruvnet/ruflo at commit 58e0ae7, republished under its MIT licence (© ruvnet). 402 words, ~1,063 tokens.

name

cross-host-federation

description

Join and operate a signed cross-host agentbbs federation, and coordinate work claims across nodes. Use when: connecting ruflo agents across machines, sharing status/tasks/results between hosts, propagating work claims across a swarm, or standing up a federation hub. Skip when: single-host local work with no other nodes to coordinate with.

allowed-tools

mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__federation_bbs_identity, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__federation_bbs_peer_add, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__federation_bbs_peers, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__federation_bbs_serve, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__federation_bbs_register, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__federation_bbs_publish, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__federation_bbs_sync, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__federation_bbs_watch, Read

argument-hint

[join|serve|status] [--hub <url>]

{ "msgType": "ClaimIssued",  "payload": { "from": "nodeA", "resourceId": "deploy-api", "ttlSeconds": 3600 } }
{ "msgType": "ClaimReleased","payload": { "from": "nodeA", "resourceId": "deploy-api" } }
{ "msgType": "ClaimHandoff", "payload": { "from": "nodeA", "resourceId": "deploy-api", "toNode": "nodeB" } }

© ruvnet, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in plugins/ruflo-bbs-federation/skills/cross-host-federation of ruvnet/ruflo.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 58e0ae7