# find_similar_issues

Search an entire codebase for a regex bug pattern. Finds all occurrences of anti-patterns like bare excepts, hardcoded secrets, or missing null checks. Returns: matching files with line numbers, context snippets, and match count.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `find_similar_issues`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/20alexl-claude-engram/find-similar-issues

## Facts

- Tool: `find_similar_issues`
- Server: Claude Engram (`20alexl/claude-engram`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/20alexl-claude-engram.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/20alexl/claude-engram
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade D, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "find_similar_issues",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why find_similar_issues is rated Low

This is a passive search and query tool that scans for pattern matches and returns results. It retrieves information without modifying, executing, or deleting any code or data. The severity is low because even if an AI agent misuses it by searching for sensitive patterns, the impact is limited to read access of existing codebase metadata.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool performs search and retrieval operations: 'Search an entire codebase for a regex bug pattern. Finds all occurrences..."

Risk signals: Bulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets

## Use case

AI agents call find_similar_issues to retrieve information from Claude Engram without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Claude Engram:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "find_similar_issues": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Claude Engram (15)

- `audit_batch` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/20alexl-claude-engram/audit-batch.md
- `claude_engram_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/20alexl-claude-engram/claude-engram-status.md
- `context` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/20alexl-claude-engram/context.md
- `convention` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/20alexl-claude-engram/convention.md
- `deps_map` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/20alexl-claude-engram/deps-map.md
- `file_summarize` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/20alexl-claude-engram/file-summarize.md
- `impact_analyze` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/20alexl-claude-engram/impact-analyze.md
- `memory` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/20alexl-claude-engram/memory.md
- `pre_edit_check` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/20alexl-claude-engram/pre-edit-check.md
- `scope` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/20alexl-claude-engram/scope.md
- `scout_search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/20alexl-claude-engram/scout-search.md
- `session_end` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/20alexl-claude-engram/session-end.md
- `session_mine` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/20alexl-claude-engram/session-mine.md
- `session_start` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/20alexl-claude-engram/session-start.md
- `work` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/20alexl-claude-engram/work.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=20alexl-claude-engram · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/20alexl-claude-engram