hippo_mine_skill_combos
FORGIA #310 — Round 26: find skill pairs frequently
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What hippo_mine_skill_combos does on Verimem
AI agents call hippo_mine_skill_combos 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_mine_skill_combos is rated Low
This tool performs data mining and pattern discovery on skill combinations—a read-only analytical operation. It queries and retrieves information to identify frequently co-occurring skill pairs, similar to a search or analytics function. No data is created, modified, deleted, or financial obligations are incurred. The operation has no side effects beyond returning query results.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'hippo_mine_skill_combos' and description 'find skill pairs frequently' indicate a search/discovery operation that retrieves and analyzes existing data about skill combinations without modifying, executing, or deleting anything.
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The rule that runs hippo_mine_skill_combos 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_mine_skill_combos, this is the rule to start with:
hippo_mine_skill_combos 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_mine_skill_combos call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about hippo_mine_skill_combos
FORGIA #310 — Round 26: find skill pairs frequently. 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_mine_skill_combos: 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_mine_skill_combos 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_mine_skill_combos 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_mine_skill_combos. 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_mine_skill_combos 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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