hippo_hallucination_rate
hallucination-rate@k — the anti-confab moat metric.
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What hippo_hallucination_rate does on Verimem
AI agents call hippo_hallucination_rate 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_hallucination_rate is rated Low
This tool appears designed to assess and report a hallucination rate metric—a diagnostic measurement of memory/recall quality. The suffix '@k' suggests a parameterized metric calculation. The description frames it as an 'anti-confab moat metric,' emphasizing its role in detecting and measuring confabulation rather than performing actions with side effects.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'hippo_hallucination_rate' and description 'hallucination-rate@k — the anti-confab moat metric' indicate this retrieves or computes a metric/measurement. No modification, deletion, or execution of external operations is implied.
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The rule that runs hippo_hallucination_rate 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_hallucination_rate, this is the rule to start with:
hippo_hallucination_rate 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_hallucination_rate call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about hippo_hallucination_rate
hallucination-rate@k — the anti-confab moat metric. 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_hallucination_rate: 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_hallucination_rate 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_hallucination_rate 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_hallucination_rate. 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_hallucination_rate 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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