# ActivityWatch MCP Server MCP server

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for ActivityWatch MCP Server: identity, probed posture, risk grade, and all 10 tools classified. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/8bitgentleman-activitywatch-mcp-server

## Facts

- Server id: `8bitgentleman/activitywatch-mcp-server`
- Homepage: https://github.com/8bitgentleman/activitywatch-mcp-server
- Registry record: grade D, identity unverified
- Lifecycle: active
- Rate-limited: no
- Tools: 10
- Tool categories present: Destructive, Execute, Read, Write
- Tags: 8bitgentleman activitywatch mcp server, admin, automation
- Record last modified: 2026-09-27T22:38:00.977Z

## Tools (10)

| Tool | Category | Risk | Record |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `activitywatch_delete_category` | Destructive | Critical | https://policylayer.com/tools/8bitgentleman-activitywatch-mcp-server/activitywatch-delete-category.md |
| `activitywatch_run_query` | Execute | High | https://policylayer.com/tools/8bitgentleman-activitywatch-mcp-server/activitywatch-run-query.md |
| `activitywatch_get_categories` | Read | Low | https://policylayer.com/tools/8bitgentleman-activitywatch-mcp-server/activitywatch-get-categories.md |
| `activitywatch_get_events` | Read | Low | https://policylayer.com/tools/8bitgentleman-activitywatch-mcp-server/activitywatch-get-events.md |
| `activitywatch_get_settings` | Read | Low | https://policylayer.com/tools/8bitgentleman-activitywatch-mcp-server/activitywatch-get-settings.md |
| `activitywatch_get_uncategorized_events` | Read | Low | https://policylayer.com/tools/8bitgentleman-activitywatch-mcp-server/activitywatch-get-uncategorized-events.md |
| `activitywatch_list_buckets` | Read | Low | https://policylayer.com/tools/8bitgentleman-activitywatch-mcp-server/activitywatch-list-buckets.md |
| `activitywatch_query_examples` | Read | Low | https://policylayer.com/tools/8bitgentleman-activitywatch-mcp-server/activitywatch-query-examples.md |
| `activitywatch_add_category` | Write | Medium | https://policylayer.com/tools/8bitgentleman-activitywatch-mcp-server/activitywatch-add-category.md |
| `activitywatch_update_category` | Write | Medium | https://policylayer.com/tools/8bitgentleman-activitywatch-mcp-server/activitywatch-update-category.md |

## Tool descriptions

- `activitywatch_delete_category` — Delete an ActivityWatch category by its name path.
- `activitywatch_run_query` — Run a query in ActivityWatch
- `activitywatch_get_categories` — Get all ActivityWatch categories (classification rules). Returns the list of categories with their regex rules used to classify window events.
- `activitywatch_get_events` — Get raw events from an ActivityWatch bucket
- `activitywatch_get_settings` — Get ActivityWatch settings. Can retrieve all settings or a specific key if provided.
- `activitywatch_get_uncategorized_events` — Fetch window events that have NOT been matched by any category rule, grouped and sorted by total duration.
- `activitywatch_list_buckets` — List all ActivityWatch buckets with optional type filtering
- `activitywatch_query_examples` — Get examples of properly formatted queries for the ActivityWatch MCP server
- `activitywatch_add_category` — Add a new category to ActivityWatch. The category will be appended to the existing list.
- `activitywatch_update_category` — Update an existing ActivityWatch category by its name path. Replaces the matching category with new values.

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## 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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