intent
Intent & Deep Link Engine. start: launch activity with extras. broadcast: send broadcast intent. deeplink: open deep link URI. services: list running services.
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What intent does on Claude Mobile
AI agents invoke intent to trigger actions in Claude Mobile. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.
Why intent is rated High
This tool executes Android operations (activity launches, broadcasts, deep links) that can trigger arbitrary app behavior, system actions, or inter-process communication.
From the tool's definition Tool enables 'launch activity with extras', 'send broadcast intent', and 'open deep link URI' — each of which triggers external operations whose effects depend on supplied arguments.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs intent safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Claude Mobile, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For intent, this is the rule to start with:
intent stays usable, but rate-capped: a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Claude Mobile, apply this rule, and every intent call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about intent
Intent & Deep Link Engine. start: launch activity with extras. broadcast: send broadcast intent. deeplink: open deep link URI. services: list running services. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Claude Mobile MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the Claude Mobile MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for intent: 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 Claude Mobile. Nothing to install.
intent is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the intent 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 intent. 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.
intent is provided by the Claude Mobile MCP server (alexgladkov/claude-in-mobile). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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