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searchListElements

搜索ListMemory中名称中包含指定模式的元素。返回匹配的元素索引和内容,默认支持不区分大小写正则表达式。可空以获取全部。

How to control searchListElements ↓

What searchListElements does on ThinkMem

AI agents call searchListElements to retrieve information from ThinkMem 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 searchListElements needs a policy

searchListElements retrieves and queries data from ListMemory without altering, deleting, or executing any operations. It is purely informational—searching and returning matches. No side effects occur. This is clearly a Read category tool with low severity, as misuse would only expose information already stored in the system's memory.

From the tool's definition Tool description indicates it 'searches' (搜索) ListMemory for elements matching a pattern and 'returns matching element indices and content' (返回匹配的元素索引和内容). This is a query operation with no modification or deletion capability.

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

How to control searchListElements

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

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

searchListElements 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 ThinkMem — 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 searchListElements

What does the searchListElements tool do? +

搜索ListMemory中名称中包含指定模式的元素。返回匹配的元素索引和内容,默认支持不区分大小写正则表达式。可空以获取全部。. It is categorised as a Read tool in the ThinkMem MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on searchListElements? +

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

What risk level is searchListElements? +

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

Can I rate-limit searchListElements? +

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

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

searchListElements is provided by the ThinkMem MCP server (rickonono3/thinkmem). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every ThinkMem tool call.

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