# adb_extract_apks

Pull all APK splits for a package from the device to a local directory. Useful for analysis, backup, or transfer to another device.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `adb_extract_apks`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-extract-apks

## Facts

- Tool: `adb_extract_apks`
- Server: Deepadb (`deepadb`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb.md
- Install: `npx -y deepadb`
- Homepage: https://github.com/fullread/DeepADB
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "adb_extract_apks",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why adb_extract_apks is rated Low

This tool extracts (copies) APK files from an Android device to local storage for analysis, backup, or transfer. It retrieves data without modifying, deleting, or executing anything on the device. The use cases (analysis, backup, transfer) are all read-only access patterns. While APKs could theoretically be analyzed to find vulnerabilities, the tool itself performs only data retrieval.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states 'Pull all APK splits for a package from the device to a local directory' — pull is a retrieval operation with no modification of device state."

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Deepadb:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "adb_extract_apks": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Deepadb (204)

- `adb_clear_data` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-clear-data.md
- `adb_file_move` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-file-move.md
- `adb_forward_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-forward-remove.md
- `adb_logcat_clear` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-logcat-clear.md
- `adb_qemu_images` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-qemu-images.md
- `adb_result_drop` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-result-drop.md
- `adb_reverse_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-reverse-remove.md
- `adb_rm` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-rm.md
- `adb_tunnel_close` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-tunnel-close.md
- `adb_uninstall` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-uninstall.md
- `adb_a11y_audit` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-a11y-audit.md
- `adb_airplane_cycle` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-airplane-cycle.md
- `adb_airplane_mode` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-airplane-mode.md
- `adb_at_batch` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-at-batch.md
- `adb_at_probe` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-at-probe.md
- `adb_at_send` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-at-send.md
- `adb_batch_actions` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-batch-actions.md
- `adb_build_and_install` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-build-and-install.md
- `adb_ci_run_tests` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-ci-run-tests.md
- `adb_ci_wait_boot` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-ci-wait-boot.md
- `adb_connect` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-connect.md
- `adb_disconnect` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-disconnect.md
- `adb_dumpsys` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-dumpsys.md
- `adb_emulator_start` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-emulator-start.md
- `adb_emulator_stop` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-emulator-stop.md
- `adb_farm_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-farm-run.md
- `adb_file_chmod` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-file-chmod.md
- `adb_file_chown` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-file-chown.md
- `adb_force_stop` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-force-stop.md
- `adb_forward` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-forward.md
- …and 174 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb.md

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