AI agents use remember to create or update resources in Project Tessera — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Project Tessera environment.
This tool creates or modifies data (memory entries) in a reversible manner. Users can recall, update, or manage saved memories. The operation is not destructive (data is not irreversibly deleted), does not execute code or trigger external operations, and carries no financial implications.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'remember' and description states 'Save a memory for cross-session persistence.' The verb 'Save' indicates data creation/modification. The server indexes documents into a vector store, so this tool writes memory entries into that store.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access remember gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Project Tessera, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for remember:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"remember": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "remember_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}remember stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Save a memory for cross-session persistence. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Project Tessera MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Project Tessera MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for remember: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Project Tessera. Nothing to install.
remember is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the remember rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for remember. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
remember is provided by the Project Tessera MCP server (besslframework-stack/project-tessera). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Project Tessera, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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