get_memory_health
Generate a health report for the memory palace.
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What get_memory_health does on Metis Public Health
AI agents call get_memory_health to retrieve information from Metis Public Health without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why get_memory_health is rated Low
This tool retrieves and analyzes metadata/status information about the memory palace (likely an internal data structure in the Metis system) and generates a report. The verb 'generate' in the context of 'health report' means producing a summary view of existing state, not creating persistent data modifications. There is no indication of side effects, code execution, or data alteration.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_memory_health' and description 'Generate a health report for the memory palace' indicate a read-only diagnostic operation that queries and reports on the state of internal memory structures without modifying, executing code, or deleting data.
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The rule that runs get_memory_health safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Metis Public Health, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_memory_health, this is the rule to start with:
get_memory_health is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Metis Public Health, apply this rule, and every get_memory_health call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_memory_health
Generate a health report for the memory palace. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Metis Public Health MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Metis Public Health MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_memory_health: 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 Metis Public Health. Nothing to install.
get_memory_health 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 get_memory_health 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 get_memory_health. 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.
get_memory_health is provided by the Metis Public Health MCP server (sveritg/metis_ph). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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