# frida_get_frontmost_application

Get details about the frontmost application.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `frida_get_frontmost_application`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp/frida-get-frontmost-application

## Facts

- Tool: `frida_get_frontmost_application`
- Server: Ya Frida (`1shin-7/ya-frida-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/1shin-7/ya-frida-mcp
- 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": "frida_get_frontmost_application",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why frida_get_frontmost_application is rated Low

This tool retrieves information about the currently active application on a device. It performs a read-only query with no side effects, no code execution, and no data modification. The low severity reflects that obtaining application metadata poses minimal risk even if misused by an AI agent.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name and description indicate data retrieval: 'Get details about the frontmost application' — a query operation that reads application state without modification or execution."

## Use case

AI agents call frida_get_frontmost_application to retrieve information from Ya Frida 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 Ya Frida:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "frida_get_frontmost_application": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Ya Frida (60)

- `adb_forward_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp/adb-forward-remove.md
- `adb_reverse_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp/adb-reverse-remove.md
- `adb_uninstall` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp/adb-uninstall.md
- `frida_kill` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp/frida-kill.md
- `adb_connect` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp/adb-connect.md
- `adb_disconnect` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp/adb-disconnect.md
- `adb_forward` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp/adb-forward.md
- `adb_install` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp/adb-install.md
- `adb_reboot` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp/adb-reboot.md
- `adb_reverse` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp/adb-reverse.md
- `adb_root` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp/adb-root.md
- `adb_shell` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp/adb-shell.md
- `adb_unroot` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp/adb-unroot.md
- `frida_attach` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp/frida-attach.md
- `frida_compile_script` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp/frida-compile-script.md
- `frida_detach` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp/frida-detach.md
- `frida_disable_child_gating` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp/frida-disable-child-gating.md
- `frida_disable_spawn_gating` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp/frida-disable-spawn-gating.md
- `frida_enable_child_gating` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp/frida-enable-child-gating.md
- `frida_enable_spawn_gating` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp/frida-enable-spawn-gating.md
- `frida_eternalize_script` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp/frida-eternalize-script.md
- `frida_fix_usap` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp/frida-fix-usap.md
- `frida_inject` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp/frida-inject.md
- `frida_inject_library_blob` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp/frida-inject-library-blob.md
- `frida_inject_library_file` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp/frida-inject-library-file.md
- `frida_memory_protect` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp/frida-memory-protect.md
- `frida_memory_write` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp/frida-memory-write.md
- `frida_post_message` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp/frida-post-message.md
- `frida_resume` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp/frida-resume.md
- `frida_rpc_call` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp/frida-rpc-call.md
- …and 30 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp.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=1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/1shin-7-ya-frida-mcp