hippo_skills_for
Return the top-k consolidated skills most relevant to a
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What hippo_skills_for does on Verimem
AI agents call hippo_skills_for 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_skills_for is rated Low
This tool retrieves or queries skill recommendations from the memory system based on input criteria. It does not create, modify, delete, execute external operations, or involve financial transactions. The incomplete description ('relevant to a') suggests it queries for skills relevant to some entity (likely an agent workload or specialization), which is a read-only operation.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'hippo_skills_for' and description 'Return the top-k consolidated skills most relevant to a' indicate a retrieval/query operation. The verb 'Return' and the pattern of querying skills data are consistent with data retrieval without side effects.
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The rule that runs hippo_skills_for 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_skills_for, this is the rule to start with:
hippo_skills_for 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_skills_for call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about hippo_skills_for
Return the top-k consolidated skills most relevant to a. 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_skills_for: 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_skills_for 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_skills_for 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_skills_for. 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_skills_for 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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