# hippo_episode_replay

FORGIA #256 — render an episode as markdown

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `hippo_episode_replay`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem/hippo-episode-replay

## Facts

- Tool: `hippo_episode_replay`
- Server: Verimem (`aureliocpr-ctrl/verimem`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/aureliocpr-ctrl/verimem
- 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": "hippo_episode_replay",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why hippo_episode_replay is rated Low

This tool retrieves and formats existing data for presentation (rendering as markdown). It has no side effects, does not execute code or commands, does not modify or delete data, and does not involve financial transactions.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'hippo_episode_replay' and description 'render an episode as markdown' indicate retrieval and display of stored episode data in markdown format. No modification, deletion, execution, or financial operations are performed."

## Use case

AI agents call hippo_episode_replay 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

## Other tools on Verimem (236)

- `hippo_fact_forget` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem/hippo-fact-forget.md
- `hippo_fact_forget_with_undo` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem/hippo-fact-forget-with-undo.md
- `hippo_forget` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem/hippo-forget.md
- `hippo_forget_scope` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem/hippo-forget-scope.md
- `hippo_skill_archive` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem/hippo-skill-archive.md
- `hippo_skill_retire` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem/hippo-skill-retire.md
- `hippo_compose_plan` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem/hippo-compose-plan.md
- `hippo_consolidate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem/hippo-consolidate.md
- `hippo_curate_pipeline` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem/hippo-curate-pipeline.md
- `hippo_decay_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem/hippo-decay-run.md
- `hippo_plan_strips` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem/hippo-plan-strips.md
- `hippo_provider_switch` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem/hippo-provider-switch.md
- `hippo_reason` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem/hippo-reason.md
- `hippo_rollout_actions` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem/hippo-rollout-actions.md
- `hippo_run_task` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem/hippo-run-task.md
- `hippo_skill_compile_macro` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem/hippo-skill-compile-macro.md
- `hippo_skill_derive_predicates` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem/hippo-skill-derive-predicates.md
- `hippo_skills_derive_predicates_batch` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem/hippo-skills-derive-predicates-batch.md
- `hippo_world_simulate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem/hippo-world-simulate.md
- `sandbox_exec` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem/sandbox-exec.md
- `hippo_dream_propose` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem/hippo-dream-propose.md
- `hippo_agent_specialization` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem/hippo-agent-specialization.md
- `hippo_agent_workload` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem/hippo-agent-workload.md
- `hippo_anchor_recall` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem/hippo-anchor-recall.md
- `hippo_anti_confab_scan` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem/hippo-anti-confab-scan.md
- `hippo_assess_confidence` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem/hippo-assess-confidence.md
- `hippo_assess_fact_freshness` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem/hippo-assess-fact-freshness.md
- `hippo_audit_summary` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem/hippo-audit-summary.md
- `hippo_audit_tail` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem/hippo-audit-tail.md
- `hippo_briefing` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem/hippo-briefing.md
- …and 206 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem.md

## 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=verimem · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/verimem