Get patient's vital signs
AI agents call get_vital_signs to retrieve information from FHIR Careplan without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves existing patient vital sign data from a FHIR server without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing operations. It is a straightforward data query with no side effects, matching the Read category definition.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_vital_signs' and description 'Get patient's vital signs' indicate a retrieval operation. The verb 'Get' and the read-only nature of vital sign queries confirm no data is modified or deleted.
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Get patient's vital signs. It is categorised as a Read tool in the FHIR Careplan MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the FHIR Careplan MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_vital_signs: 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 FHIR Careplan. Nothing to install.
get_vital_signs 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_vital_signs 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_vital_signs. 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_vital_signs is provided by the FHIR Careplan MCP server (kushagra-dutta/fhir-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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