AI agents use remember to create or update resources in Mode Manager MCP — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Mode Manager MCP environment.
Based on context of sibling tools and the instruction-management nature of the MCP server, 'remember' likely creates or modifies data (storing instructions or memory state) rather than simply reading or executing code. The empty description limits confidence, but the Write category is most consistent with a memory/instruction manager that includes modification operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'remember' combined with sibling tools 'create_instruction', 'update_instruction', and 'delete_instruction' indicating data modification operations. Description is empty, reducing confidence.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access remember gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Mode Manager MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for remember:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"remember": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "remember_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}remember stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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remember. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Mode Manager MCP MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Mode Manager MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for remember: 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 Mode Manager MCP. Nothing to install.
remember is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the remember 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.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for remember. 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.
remember is provided by the Mode Manager MCP server (niclasolofsson/mode-manager-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Mode Manager MCP, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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