sensor_battery
Set battery level, charging status, and plugged state on Android. Changes persist until reset:true is used or device reboots. iOS: not supported.
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What sensor_battery does on Claude Mobile
AI agents call sensor_battery to permanently remove resources in Claude Mobile, typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
Why sensor_battery is rated Critical
An AI agent that decides to call sensor_battery doesn't hesitate, doesn't double-check, and doesn't stop at one. Whatever it removes from Claude Mobile is gone. There is no undo for destructive operations.
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The rule that runs sensor_battery 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 sensor_battery, this is the rule to start with:
sensor_battery is removed from the agent's tool list entirely, so the agent never calls it. The rest of the server keeps working.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Claude Mobile, apply this rule, and every sensor_battery call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about sensor_battery
Set battery level, charging status, and plugged state on Android. Changes persist until reset:true is used or device reboots. iOS: not supported. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Claude Mobile MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Claude Mobile MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for sensor_battery: 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.
sensor_battery is a Destructive tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the sensor_battery 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 sensor_battery. 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.
sensor_battery 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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