hippo_episode_diff

What hippo_episode_diff does on Verimem

AI agents call hippo_episode_diff to retrieve information from Verimem without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why hippo_episode_diff is rated Low

The tool performs a diff (comparison) operation between two episodes, which is a read-only query operation. It retrieves and compares existing data without side effects. The context of a 'bi-temporal memory engine' reinforces that this is a temporal query/retrieval function. No creation, modification, deletion, code execution, or financial operation is indicated.

From the tool's definition Tool description states 'diff two episodes by id' — a comparison/retrieval operation that queries and displays differences between two stored episodes without modifying, deleting, or executing external operations.

The rule that runs hippo_episode_diff safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Verimem, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For hippo_episode_diff, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "hippo_episode_diff": {}
  }
}

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