# get_topic_memory

Return all memory entries tagged with a specific topic, newest first.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_topic_memory`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/get-topic-memory

## Facts

- Tool: `get_topic_memory`
- Server: Metis Public Health (`sveritg/metis_ph`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/SVerITG/Metis_PH
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_topic_memory",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_topic_memory is rated Low

This tool queries and retrieves existing memory entries filtered by topic tag. It performs a read-only operation that returns data without side effects, altering state, or executing external actions. The word 'Return' confirms data retrieval. No data is created, modified, deleted, or executed.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_topic_memory' and description 'Return all memory entries tagged with a specific topic, newest first' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or deletion of data."

## Use case

AI agents call get_topic_memory 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Metis Public Health:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_topic_memory": {}
  }
}
```

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- `delete_knowledge_database` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/delete-knowledge-database.md
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- `remove_first_run_marker` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/remove-first-run-marker.md
- `remove_library_item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/remove-library-item.md
- `remove_project` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/remove-project.md
- `remove_tracked_file` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/remove-tracked-file.md
- `reset_thinking_profile` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/reset-thinking-profile.md
- `analyze_script` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/analyze-script.md
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- `run_maintenance` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/run-maintenance.md
- `run_metis` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/run-metis.md
- `run_trigger_now` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/run-trigger-now.md
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- `scan_project_scripts` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/scan-project-scripts.md
- `start_course_build` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/start-course-build.md
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- `end_span` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/end-span.md
- `start_span` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/sveritg-metis-ph/start-span.md
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## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=sveritg-metis-ph · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/sveritg-metis-ph