AI agents call scan to retrieve information from Mind Mem without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and analyzes metadata about the memory system's internal state (contradictions, drift, decisions, impact relationships). It produces reports and insights but does not create, modify, delete, or execute code. The operation is purely observational with no side effects on the underlying data or external systems.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'scan' with description 'Run integrity scan — contradictions, drift, dead decisions, impact graph' indicates a diagnostic/analytical operation that inspects and reports on data state without modifying, deleting, or executing external operations.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Run integrity scan — contradictions, drift, dead decisions, impact graph. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mind Mem MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mind Mem MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for scan: 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 Mind Mem. Nothing to install.
scan is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the scan 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 scan. 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.
scan is provided by the Mind Mem MCP server (ovidiu-eremia/mind-mem). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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