get_daily_note_path
Get the file path to today's (or specified) daily note.
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What get_daily_note_path does on Coach AI
AI agents call get_daily_note_path to retrieve information from Coach AI without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why get_daily_note_path is rated Low
This tool retrieves metadata (a file path) without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a pure read operation that returns information about the location of a note file. The low severity reflects that obtaining a file path poses minimal risk even if misused by an AI agent, as it merely exposes location information without granting ability to read, write, or delete the file itself.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Get[s] the file path to today's (or specified) daily note' — a retrieval operation with no modification or execution of side effects.
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The rule that runs get_daily_note_path safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Coach AI, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_daily_note_path, this is the rule to start with:
get_daily_note_path 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 Coach AI, apply this rule, and every get_daily_note_path call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_daily_note_path
Get the file path to today's (or specified) daily note. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Coach AI MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Coach AI MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_daily_note_path: 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 Coach AI. Nothing to install.
get_daily_note_path 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 get_daily_note_path 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 get_daily_note_path. 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.
get_daily_note_path is provided by the Coach AI MCP server (94aharris/coach-ai). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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