Ruflo
Your first Ruflo task: verify routing and a useful result before adding agents
Build a restrained first-run checklist that separates wrapper discovery, static routing, tool availability and evidence-backed task completion.
What you will learn
- Check the entry point before the task
- Use a task with a checkable answer
- Add capabilities one at a time
Before you start
- Basic Node.js, Git and command-line knowledge
- An owned repository and an explicit task/permission boundary
Explain the chapter’s implementation and reproduce its bounded check without mistaking a helper for a complete runtime.
Key takeaways
- A version check identifies the wrapper, not the whole runtime.
- Static routing suggestions are separate from execution and quality.
- Expand tools and persistence only after bounded acceptance tests.
Check the entry point before the task
The wrapper has a fast path only when its argument list consists of --version or -V alone. It reads the wrapper package version and exits before importing the heavier CLI. That answers which wrapper was found; it does not check the CLI dependency, memory backend, provider credentials or a working MCP connection.
The reference command below pins the wrapper version but uses npx, which may download packages. It was not executed in this review. Inspect package resolution and permissions first, and do not describe an npx version command as necessarily network-free or as proof that all transitive components are pinned.
Use a task with a checkable answer
For a first host task, ask for a module map and a test proposal in an owned checkout, with no changes or external writes. Compare the returned file references with the actual code. If the workflow suggests an agent, record that suggestion separately from the agent’s execution and from whether the final answer satisfies the request.
The generated local router is a static keyword table, not a learned classifier. It uses ordered matches and reports heuristic priors of 0.6 on a match and 0.3 on fallback. Our probe routes “review latest issues” to reviewer in the current generator; the older root snapshot instead chooses tester because of substring matching. Know which file is actually used.
Add capabilities one at a time
Before enabling a larger workflow, list the tools actually exposed by the selected integration and inspect its hook configuration. The repository contains multiple command and tool counts that reflect different scopes or revisions. A successful wrapper check cannot establish the count or capability of a live server; actual discovery is the appropriate acceptance test.
Then test one allowed operation and one operation that must stop for approval. If memory is needed, use a small non-sensitive note with a known expected retrieval and verify its destination. This review did not run the host task, install hooks or invoke a model; the checklist explains what a real first-run acceptance should demonstrate.
Implementation steps
- 1
Inspect the package and the reference version command.
- 2
Choose a read-only task with verifiable file evidence.
- 3
Check the active router and exposed tool list.
- 4
Test the approval boundary before enabling wider operations.
Copy-ready example
npx ruflo@3.38.23 --versionFrequently asked questions
Does a successful --version mean the agents work?
No. The wrapper deliberately exits before loading heavier components for that exact single-argument request.
Is the router confidence a success probability?
No. The inspected generated helper explicitly calls it a heuristic prior from a static keyword table.
Sources
- README.mdSource checked 2026-09-08
- ruflo/package.jsonSource checked 2026-09-08
- ruflo/bin/ruflo.jsSource checked 2026-09-08
- v3/@claude-flow/cli/src/init/helpers-generator.tsSource checked 2026-09-08
- .claude/helpers/router.cjsSource checked 2026-09-08
- plugins/ruflo-core/.claude-plugin/plugin.jsonSource checked 2026-09-08