Get running gear (shoes) list with cumulative distance and activity count.
AI agents call get_running_gear to retrieve information from Garmin Connect MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries running gear information (shoes list, cumulative distance, activity count) from Garmin Connect. It performs a simple read operation without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing code. The low severity reflects minimal blast radius—accessing gear metadata poses no risk to user safety, financial systems, or critical data integrity.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_running_gear' and description 'Get running gear (shoes) list with cumulative distance and activity count' indicate data retrieval with no modification or side effects.
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Get running gear (shoes) list with cumulative distance and activity count. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Garmin Connect MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Garmin Connect MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_running_gear: 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 Connect MCP. Nothing to install.
get_running_gear 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_running_gear 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_running_gear. 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_running_gear is provided by the Garmin Connect MCP server (leewnsdud/garmin-connect-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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