Medium Risk

remember_decision

Live agent write into the decision knowledge graph. Confidence-scores the input and routes it through the memoir review queue: high-confidence rows enter the active graph immediately, mid-confidence rows queue for human approval, low-confidence rows are dropped without persistence. Per-session de...

How to control remember_decision ↓

AI agents use remember_decision to create or update resources in Trace — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Trace environment.

Medium Risk

This tool modifies data by writing decision records into a persistent knowledge graph. The operation is reversible (decisions can be updated or removed via other tools like add_decision or administrative actions), making it Write rather than Destructive.

From the tool's definition Tool performs 'write into the decision knowledge graph' with routing through 'review queue' and persistent storage ('enter the active graph immediately', 'queue for human approval').

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

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

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "remember_decision": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "remember_decision_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

remember_decision 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.

  1. Create a free account and register Trace — 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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What does the remember_decision tool do? +

Live agent write into the decision knowledge graph. Confidence-scores the input and routes it through the memoir review queue: high-confidence rows enter the active graph immediately, mid-confidence rows queue for human approval, low-confidence rows are dropped without persistence. Per-session dedup + rate-limit. Use during a session to capture decisions in real time. For manual high-confidence writes use add_decision; for post-hoc extraction from session logs use mine_sessions. Returns JSON: { id, review_status, confidence, deduplicated? }. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Trace MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on remember_decision? +

Register the Trace MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for remember_decision: 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 Trace. Nothing to install.

What risk level is remember_decision? +

remember_decision is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit remember_decision? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the remember_decision 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 remember_decision completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for remember_decision. 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 remember_decision? +

remember_decision is provided by the Trace MCP server (nikolai-vysotskyi/trace-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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