get_visible_memories
Get all memories visible to a specific agent based on visibility rules and trust levels
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What get_visible_memories does on Enhanced Knowledge Graph Memory Server
AI agents call get_visible_memories to retrieve information from Enhanced Knowledge Graph Memory Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why get_visible_memories is rated Low
This tool queries and retrieves stored memories based on visibility rules and trust levels. It performs no side effects, creates no data, executes no code, and cannot delete or modify information. It is purely a read operation that returns filtered data to the caller. Severity is low because misuse would only expose data the agent is already authorized to see per the visibility rules.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_visible_memories' and description states 'Get all memories visible to a specific agent' — a retrieval operation with no modification, deletion, or execution capability.
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The rule that runs get_visible_memories safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Enhanced Knowledge Graph Memory Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_visible_memories, this is the rule to start with:
get_visible_memories is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Enhanced Knowledge Graph Memory Server, apply this rule, and every get_visible_memories call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_visible_memories
Get all memories visible to a specific agent based on visibility rules and trust levels. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Enhanced Knowledge Graph Memory Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Enhanced Knowledge Graph Memory Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_visible_memories: 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 Enhanced Knowledge Graph Memory Server. Nothing to install.
get_visible_memories is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_visible_memories 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 get_visible_memories. 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.
get_visible_memories is provided by the Enhanced Knowledge Graph Memory Server MCP server (danielsimonjr/memory-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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