# hippo_prepare_task

FORGIA #206 — HOSTED MODE. Assemble the prompt context

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `hippo_prepare_task`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/verimem/hippo-prepare-task

## Facts

- Tool: `hippo_prepare_task`
- 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_prepare_task",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why hippo_prepare_task is rated Low

This tool gathers and organizes existing prompt context without modifying, deleting, or executing external operations. It is a preparatory/staging operation typical of Read-category tools. No side effects, no data mutation, no code execution, and no financial impact. Severity is low because even misuse would only result in incorrect context assembly rather than data loss or external effects.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'hippo_prepare_task' with description 'Assemble the prompt context' indicates data retrieval and preparation of existing information for prompting. The verb 'assemble' and 'prepare' suggest read-only aggregation of context."

## Use case

AI agents call hippo_prepare_task 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_prepare_task": {}
  }
}
```

## 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