# search_auto

Automatically select and execute the best search method based on query characteristics and graph size. Returns results along with the selected method and reasoning.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `search_auto`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/danielsimonjr-memory-mcp/search-auto

## Facts

- Tool: `search_auto`
- Server: Enhanced Knowledge Graph Memory Server (`danielsimonjr/memory-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/danielsimonjr-memory-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/danielsimonjr/memory-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, 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": "search_auto",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why search_auto is rated Low

This is a search/query operation that retrieves data from the knowledge graph memory store. The tool analyzes query characteristics and selects an optimal search strategy, then returns matching results. It has no capability to modify, create, delete, or execute external operations - it only reads and returns data.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states it 'Automatically select and execute the best search method' and 'Returns results' - purely retrieving/querying data from the knowledge graph with no modification, creation, deletion, or side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call search_auto 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Enhanced Knowledge Graph Memory Server:

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

## Other tools on Enhanced Knowledge Graph Memory Server (224)

- `adaptive_reduce_memories` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/danielsimonjr-memory-mcp/adaptive-reduce-memories.md
- `cache_clear` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/danielsimonjr-memory-mcp/cache-clear.md
- `clear_expired_memories` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/danielsimonjr-memory-mcp/clear-expired-memories.md
- `clear_heuristics` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/danielsimonjr-memory-mcp/clear-heuristics.md
- `clear_project_context` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/danielsimonjr-memory-mcp/clear-project-context.md
- `delete_entities` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/danielsimonjr-memory-mcp/delete-entities.md
- `delete_observations` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/danielsimonjr-memory-mcp/delete-observations.md
- `delete_relations` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/danielsimonjr-memory-mcp/delete-relations.md
- `delete_saved_search` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/danielsimonjr-memory-mcp/delete-saved-search.md
- `deregister_ref` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/danielsimonjr-memory-mcp/deregister-ref.md
- `forget_memory` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/danielsimonjr-memory-mcp/forget-memory.md
- `forget_weak_memories` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/danielsimonjr-memory-mcp/forget-weak-memories.md
- `invalidate_entity` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/danielsimonjr-memory-mcp/invalidate-entity.md
- `rbac_revoke_role` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/danielsimonjr-memory-mcp/rbac-revoke-role.md
- `remove_exclusion_rule` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/danielsimonjr-memory-mcp/remove-exclusion-rule.md
- `remove_heuristic` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/danielsimonjr-memory-mcp/remove-heuristic.md
- `remove_project_command` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/danielsimonjr-memory-mcp/remove-project-command.md
- `remove_project_convention` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/danielsimonjr-memory-mcp/remove-project-convention.md
- `remove_project_fact` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/danielsimonjr-memory-mcp/remove-project-fact.md
- `remove_project_glossary_term` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/danielsimonjr-memory-mcp/remove-project-glossary-term.md
- `remove_tag_alias` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/danielsimonjr-memory-mcp/remove-tag-alias.md
- `remove_tool_affordance` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/danielsimonjr-memory-mcp/remove-tool-affordance.md
- `consolidate_session` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/danielsimonjr-memory-mcp/consolidate-session.md
- `dream_run_now` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/danielsimonjr-memory-mcp/dream-run-now.md
- `dream_start` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/danielsimonjr-memory-mcp/dream-start.md
- `dream_stop` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/danielsimonjr-memory-mcp/dream-stop.md
- `end_session` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/danielsimonjr-memory-mcp/end-session.md
- `parse_adr_markdown` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/danielsimonjr-memory-mcp/parse-adr-markdown.md
- `run_consolidation_now` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/danielsimonjr-memory-mcp/run-consolidation-now.md
- `run_decay_cycle` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/danielsimonjr-memory-mcp/run-decay-cycle.md
- …and 194 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/danielsimonjr-memory-mcp.md

## For agents

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- 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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