hippo_find_analogues
FORGIA #210 — Pezzo C structural analogy
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What hippo_find_analogues does on Verimem
AI agents call hippo_find_analogues 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_find_analogues is rated Low
This tool retrieves or identifies structural analogies from memory, consistent with a Read operation. No evidence of side effects, data modification, code execution, or irreversible actions. Confidence is slightly below maximum only because the description is terse and lacks detail about exact parameters or scope, but the naming strongly suggests a passive lookup function.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'hippo_find_analogues' and description 'FORGIA #210 — Pezzo C structural analogy' indicate a query/retrieval operation that searches for analogous structures or patterns.
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The rule that runs hippo_find_analogues 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_find_analogues, this is the rule to start with:
hippo_find_analogues 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 Verimem, apply this rule, and every hippo_find_analogues call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about hippo_find_analogues
FORGIA #210 — Pezzo C structural analogy. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Verimem MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Verimem MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for hippo_find_analogues: 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 Verimem. Nothing to install.
hippo_find_analogues 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 hippo_find_analogues 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 hippo_find_analogues. 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.
hippo_find_analogues is provided by the Verimem MCP server (aureliocpr-ctrl/verimem). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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