health_today_steps

Get aggregated step count for today from HealthKit.

SERVERAirMCP SOURCEairmcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade F, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/heznpc-airmcp/health-today-steps.md

WHAT IT DOES

What health_today_steps does on AirMCP

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

RISK

Why health_today_steps is rated Low

This tool retrieves health metrics (step count) from HealthKit without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a straightforward read-only query of personal health data. Severity is low because exposure of step count data has minimal immediate blast radius, though it does involve personal health information.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'health_today_steps' and description 'Get aggregated step count for today from HealthKit' indicate data retrieval with no modification or side effects.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs health_today_steps safely

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

health_today_steps Allowed

health_today_steps is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

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

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect AirMCP, apply this rule, and every health_today_steps call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about health_today_steps

What does the health_today_steps tool do? +

Get aggregated step count for today from HealthKit. It is categorised as a Read tool in the AirMCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on health_today_steps? +

Register the Air MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for health_today_steps: 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 AirMCP. Nothing to install.

What risk level is health_today_steps? +

health_today_steps is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit health_today_steps? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the health_today_steps 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.

How do I block health_today_steps completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for health_today_steps. 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.

What MCP server provides health_today_steps? +

health_today_steps is provided by the Air MCP server (airmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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