# check-memory

Check if a memory exists

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `check-memory`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/check-memory

## Facts

- Tool: `check-memory`
- Server: Frontmcp (`agentfront/frontmcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/agentfront/frontmcp
- 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": "check-memory",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why check-memory is rated Low

This tool performs a non-destructive existence check on a memory object. It retrieves or queries data (checking whether a memory exists) with no capability to modify, delete, or execute code. The operation is idempotent and has minimal blast radius if misused by an agent—at worst, unnecessary checks that cause minor overhead.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'check-memory' with description 'Check if a memory exists' indicates a query/lookup operation that retrieves state without modification or side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call check-memory to retrieve information from Frontmcp 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 Frontmcp:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "check-memory": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Frontmcp (205)

- `clear-audit-log` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/clear-audit-log.md
- `clear-replay-buffer` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/clear-replay-buffer.md
- `clear-session-notifications` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/clear-session-notifications.md
- `crm-reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/crm-reset.md
- `delete-vault-entry` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/delete-vault-entry.md
- `notes-reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/notes-reset.md
- `remove_job` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/remove-job.md
- `remove_workflow` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/remove-workflow.md
- `reset-stats` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/reset-stats.md
- `secret` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/secret.md
- `users-delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/users-delete.md
- `admin_action` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/admin-action.md
- `admin-background-job` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/admin-background-job.md
- `admin-only` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/admin-only.md
- `browser_test` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/browser-test.md
- `build-shell` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/build-shell.md
- `cancellable-wait` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/cancellable-wait.md
- `cold-start-test` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/cold-start-test.md
- `concurrency-mutex` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/concurrency-mutex.md
- `concurrency-queued` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/concurrency-queued.md
- `deploy_application` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/deploy-application.md
- `emit-app-event` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/emit-app-event.md
- `execute_job` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/execute-job.md
- `execute_workflow` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/execute-workflow.md
- `expensive-operation` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/expensive-operation.md
- `experimental-agent` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/experimental-agent.md
- `gated-acme` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/gated-acme.md
- `load-component` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/load-component.md
- `long-running-task` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/long-running-task.md
- `node_runtime_tool` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/node-runtime-tool.md
- …and 175 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp.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=frontmcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/frontmcp