# recent_briefs

A read tool on the Nogra MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `recent_briefs`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp/recent-briefs

## Facts

- Tool: `recent_briefs`
- Server: Nogra (`@nograai/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp.md
- Install: `npx -y @nograai/mcp`
- Homepage: https://github.com/nograai/nogra-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": "recent_briefs",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why recent_briefs is rated Low

The tool name contains 'recent' (past tense, retrieval pattern) and 'briefs' (data objects to list). No destructive, write, execute, or financial keywords present. Despite empty description lowering confidence slightly, the naming strongly indicates a read operation that retrieves existing brief records without modification or side effects. Categorized as Read with low severity due to information retrieval only.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'recent_briefs' suggests retrieval of recent brief records. No description provided to confirm, but the name pattern and context within a 'verify-before-done trust layer' indicates a query/listing function."

## Use case

AI agents call recent_briefs to retrieve information from Nogra 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 Nogra:

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

## Other tools on Nogra (44)

- `agent_exec_packet` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp/agent-exec-packet.md
- `chain_pm_then_agent` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp/chain-pm-then-agent.md
- `codex_dispatch` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp/codex-dispatch.md
- `codex_dispatch_packet` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp/codex-dispatch-packet.md
- `codex_fresh_eyes` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp/codex-fresh-eyes.md
- `codex_fresh_eyes_packet` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp/codex-fresh-eyes-packet.md
- `brief_promote` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp/brief-promote.md
- `init` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp/init.md
- `optional_feature_bundle` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp/optional-feature-bundle.md
- `provider_handoff` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp/provider-handoff.md
- `transport_ack` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp/transport-ack.md
- `transport_cleanup` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp/transport-cleanup.md
- `transport_return` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp/transport-return.md
- `transport_watch` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp/transport-watch.md
- `y26_manager_output_shapes` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp/y26-manager-output-shapes.md
- `y26_private_registry` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp/y26-private-registry.md
- `y26_workflow_spine` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp/y26-workflow-spine.md
- `brief_contract` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp/brief-contract.md
- `brief_read` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp/brief-read.md
- `brief_validate` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp/brief-validate.md
- `dispatch_handoff` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp/dispatch-handoff.md
- `handoff_contract` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp/handoff-contract.md
- `nogra_latest_work` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp/nogra-latest-work.md
- `nogra_registry` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp/nogra-registry.md
- `nogra_repo_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp/nogra-repo-status.md
- `nogra_role_config` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp/nogra-role-config.md
- `provider_handoff_read` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp/provider-handoff-read.md
- `recent_events` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp/recent-events.md
- `recent_runs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp/recent-runs.md
- `redact_text` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp/redact-text.md
- …and 14 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp.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=io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-nograai-nogra-mcp