# explain_conflict

A read tool on the Mapi Agent Memory MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `explain_conflict`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory/explain-conflict

## Facts

- Tool: `explain_conflict`
- Server: Mapi Agent Memory (`cabo0m/mapi-agent-memory`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/cabo0m/mapi-agent-memory
- 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": "explain_conflict",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why explain_conflict is rated Low

The naming pattern ('explain') and context (governance/auditing for AI agent memory) suggest this tool queries or analyzes conflict data for review purposes rather than applying changes, executing code, or deleting data. The empty description creates uncertainty, warranting lower confidence. Classified as Read pending clarification of actual implementation.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'explain_conflict' suggests retrieval or analysis of conflict information. The empty description prevents definitive classification; however, the verb 'explain' typically indicates a read operation that retrieves and presents existing data rather…"

## Use case

AI agents call explain_conflict to retrieve information from Mapi Agent Memory 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 Mapi Agent Memory:

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

## Other tools on Mapi Agent Memory (251)

- `delete_path` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory/delete-path.md
- `expire_memory_capture_item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory/expire-memory-capture-item.md
- `gemma_worker_cancel_job` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory/gemma-worker-cancel-job.md
- `rollback_memory_pointer_lifecycle_remediation_execution` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory/rollback-memory-pointer-lifecycle-remediation-execution.md
- `apply_escalation_reactions` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory/apply-escalation-reactions.md
- `apply_memory_lifecycle_remediation` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory/apply-memory-lifecycle-remediation.md
- `apply_memory_pointer_lifecycle_remediation_execution` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory/apply-memory-pointer-lifecycle-remediation-execution.md
- `backfill_semantic_embeddings` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory/backfill-semantic-embeddings.md
- `gemma_lms_load` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory/gemma-lms-load.md
- `gemma_lms_unload` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory/gemma-lms-unload.md
- `gemma_worker_run_job` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory/gemma-worker-run-job.md
- `gemma_worker_run_task` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory/gemma-worker-run-task.md
- `git_push` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory/git-push.md
- `git_status` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory/git-status.md
- `preview_memory_pointer_lifecycle_remediation_execution_rollback` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory/preview-memory-pointer-lifecycle-remediation-execution-rollback.md
- `preview_undo_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory/preview-undo-run.md
- `query_sql` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory/query-sql.md
- `rollback_memory_hygiene_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory/rollback-memory-hygiene-run.md
- `rollback_memory_lifecycle_remediation` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory/rollback-memory-lifecycle-remediation.md
- `rollback_memory_supersession_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory/rollback-memory-supersession-run.md
- `run_conflicts_v1` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory/run-conflicts-v1.md
- `run_consolidation_v1` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory/run-consolidation-v1.md
- `run_escalation_check` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory/run-escalation-check.md
- `run_powershell` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory/run-powershell.md
- `run_pytest` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory/run-pytest.md
- `run_sandman_ai` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory/run-sandman-ai.md
- `run_sandman_gemma_hygiene` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory/run-sandman-gemma-hygiene.md
- `run_sandman_quality_hygiene` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory/run-sandman-quality-hygiene.md
- `run_sandman_v1` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory/run-sandman-v1.md
- `run_workshop_action` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory/run-workshop-action.md
- …and 221 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory.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=mapi-agent-memory · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/mapi-agent-memory