get_today_summary

Get today's complete RescueTime productivity summary.

Server RescueTime MCP Server jasonbates/rescuetime-mcp
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What get_today_summary does on RescueTime MCP Server

AI agents call get_today_summary to retrieve information from RescueTime MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why get_today_summary needs a policy

This tool queries and retrieves productivity tracking data. It has no side effects—it only reads historical information about the user's activity patterns. The sibling tools (get_activity_data, get_category_breakdown, get_hourly_productivity, get_productivity_trend) are all read-only data queries.

From the tool's definition Tool retrieves 'today's complete RescueTime productivity summary' from an existing data source. No modification, deletion, execution, or financial transaction occurs.

Questions about get_today_summary

What does the get_today_summary tool do? +

Get today's complete RescueTime productivity summary. It is categorised as a Read tool in the RescueTime MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get_today_summary? +

Register the RescueTime MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_today_summary: 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 RescueTime MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get_today_summary? +

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

Can I rate-limit get_today_summary? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_today_summary 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 get_today_summary completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_today_summary. 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 get_today_summary? +

get_today_summary is provided by the RescueTime MCP Server MCP server (jasonbates/rescuetime-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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