Get all reminders, optionally filtered by completion status
AI agents call get_reminders to retrieve information from Apple Reminders 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 or queries reminder data without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a read-only query that may be filtered by status, but does not alter any data. The blast radius of misuse is minimal — an AI agent could only view reminders that already exist, posing no destructive or financial risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_reminders' and description states 'Get all reminders, optionally filtered by completion status' — this is a retrieval operation with no side effects.
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Get all reminders, optionally filtered by completion status. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apple Reminders MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Apple Reminders MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_reminders: 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 Apple Reminders MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_reminders 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_reminders 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_reminders. 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_reminders is provided by the Apple Reminders MCP Server MCP server (krishna-desiraju/apple-reminders-swift-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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