# find_memories

A read tool on the Mapi Agent Memory MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `find_memories`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/mapi-agent-memory/find-memories

## Facts

- Tool: `find_memories`
- 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": "find_memories",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why find_memories is rated Low

The function name pattern 'find_*' is characteristic of Read operations that search or query existing data. No action verbs like 'apply', 'add', 'delete', or 'append' are present. Within a memory governance system, finding/querying memories is a fundamental lookup operation with no modifications or irreversible actions.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'find_memories' indicates a query or search operation for retrieving memory records. The empty description limits certainty, but the naming convention and context within an auditable memory system strongly suggest data retrieval without side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call find_memories 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": {
    "find_memories": {}
  }
}
```

## 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