hippo_review_promotions
FORGIA #317 — Round 34: per-skill suggested action
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What hippo_review_promotions does on Verimem
AI agents call hippo_review_promotions 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_review_promotions is rated Low
The tool appears to review and suggest actions based on per-skill assessment, which is consistent with Read category behavior (retrieves or queries data with no side effects). The word 'suggested' implies recommendations rather than execution or modification.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'hippo_review_promotions' combined with description 'suggested action' indicates a review/assessment function that queries or returns recommendations rather than executing changes.
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The rule that runs hippo_review_promotions 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_review_promotions, this is the rule to start with:
hippo_review_promotions 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_review_promotions call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about hippo_review_promotions
FORGIA #317 — Round 34: per-skill suggested action. 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_review_promotions: 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_review_promotions 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_review_promotions 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_review_promotions. 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_review_promotions 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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