Get examples of properly formatted queries for the ActivityWatch MCP server.
AI agents call activitywatch-query-examples to retrieve information from ActivityWatch 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 example query templates, which is informational and read-only. No data is modified, deleted, or executed. The worst-case scenario is obtaining example queries that could be misused, but the examples themselves are static reference documentation. Severity is low because the tool has no direct operational impact—it merely provides documentation/examples to format other queries correctly.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'activitywatch-query-examples' and description 'Get examples of properly formatted queries' indicate retrieval of reference/documentation data with no side effects or data modification.
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Get examples of properly formatted queries for the ActivityWatch MCP server. It is categorised as a Read tool in the ActivityWatch MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the ActivityWatch MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for activitywatch-query-examples: 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 ActivityWatch MCP Server. Nothing to install.
activitywatch-query-examples 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 activitywatch-query-examples 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 activitywatch-query-examples. 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.
activitywatch-query-examples is provided by the ActivityWatch MCP Server MCP server (jelloeater/activitywatch-mcp-server-py). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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