activitywatch_get_events

What activitywatch_get_events does on ActivityWatch MCP Server

AI agents call activitywatch_get_events to retrieve information from ActivityWatch MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why activitywatch_get_events is rated Low

This tool retrieves historical event data from ActivityWatch buckets without modifying, deleting, or executing operations. While the sensitivity of retrieved data (browsing history, application usage patterns) warrants medium severity due to privacy implications if misused by an agent, the operation itself is read-only with no destructive or side effects. It belongs in the Read category as a data retrieval function.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_events' and description 'Get raw events from an ActivityWatch bucket' indicate data retrieval with no modification or deletion.

The rule that runs activitywatch_get_events safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and ActivityWatch MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For activitywatch_get_events, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "activitywatch_get_events": {}
  }
}

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