Get SpO2 (blood oxygen) data
AI agents call get_spo2_data to retrieve information from Garmin MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves personal health data (blood oxygen levels) from the Garmin Connect platform. It has no side effects, does not modify or delete any data, and does not execute code or trigger external operations. The worst-case misuse scenario is unauthorized access to personal health information, which is a privacy concern but falls within the 'Read' category.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_spo2_data' and description states 'Get SpO2 (blood oxygen) data' — this is a retrieval operation that queries existing health data without modification, deletion, or execution of external operations.
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Get SpO2 (blood oxygen) data. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Garmin MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Garmin MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_spo2_data: 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 Garmin MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_spo2_data is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_spo2_data 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 get_spo2_data. 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.
get_spo2_data is provided by the Garmin MCP Server MCP server (jbaker48/garmin-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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