sync_from_daily_note
Read today's (or specified) daily note and sync tasks.
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What sync_from_daily_note does on Coach AI
AI agents call sync_from_daily_note 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 sync_from_daily_note is rated Low
This tool retrieves and reads data from a daily note to synchronize tasks. It has no side effects beyond querying existing information. The verb 'read' and 'sync' (synchronize, not write) indicate data retrieval only. No creation, modification, deletion, or external execution is implied. This is a straightforward Read operation with minimal security risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'sync_from_daily_note' and description 'Read today's (or specified) daily note and sync tasks' explicitly uses 'Read' and describes querying/retrieving data from a daily note without modification or deletion.
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The rule that runs sync_from_daily_note 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 sync_from_daily_note, this is the rule to start with:
sync_from_daily_note 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 sync_from_daily_note call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about sync_from_daily_note
Read today's (or specified) daily note and sync tasks. 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 sync_from_daily_note: 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.
sync_from_daily_note 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 sync_from_daily_note 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 sync_from_daily_note. 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.
sync_from_daily_note 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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