High-risk tools in Memory Nexus
3 of the 18 tools in Memory Nexus are classified as high risk. This page profiles those tools specifically, with recommended policy actions and the attack patterns that target them.
Every operation listed below is an action PolicyLayer recommends controlling at the transport layer. Open any tool to see the full profile, risk score, and YAML policy snippet.
Tools at high risk
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awakenExecute 4/5Restore agent identity from previous sessions. Call at the START of every session to remember who you are, what you were working on, and what you've learned.
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contextExecute 3/5Get a session context summary. Call at the START of conversations to load preferences, decisions, patterns.
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recallExecute 4/5Search memories semantically. Finds memories by MEANING, not keywords. Use at the start of sessions to restore context.
Attacks that target this class
High-risk tools in any server share these documented attack patterns. Each links to the full case and the defensive policy.
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