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memcp_status

Current memory statistics — insight count, categories, importance distribution.

How to control memcp_status ↓

What memcp_status does on Memcp

AI agents call memcp_status to retrieve information from Memcp without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

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Why memcp_status needs a policy

The tool purely reads and reports existing statistics about the in-memory knowledge base. It has no side effects, cannot be misused to cause harm, and is informational only. Low severity due to minimal blast radius if an agent invokes it repeatedly or with unusual arguments.

From the tool's definition Tool returns 'current memory statistics — insight count, categories, importance distribution.' This is a query operation that retrieves aggregate data without modifying, deleting, or executing external operations.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access memcp_status gives an agent:

How to control memcp_status

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Memcp, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for memcp_status:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "memcp_status": {}
  }
}

memcp_status is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register Memcp — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about memcp_status

What does the memcp_status tool do? +

Current memory statistics — insight count, categories, importance distribution. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Memcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on memcp_status? +

Register the Me MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for memcp_status: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Memcp. Nothing to install.

What risk level is memcp_status? +

memcp_status is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit memcp_status? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the memcp_status rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.

How do I block memcp_status completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for memcp_status. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.

What MCP server provides memcp_status? +

memcp_status is provided by the Me MCP server (maydali28/memcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Memcp tool call.

Start from Memcp, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

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