Get list of saved workouts from Garmin Connect.
AI agents call get_workouts 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 lists existing workout data from Garmin Connect without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any actions. It is a simple data query operation with no side effects, fitting the Read category. Severity is low because exposure of workout metadata poses minimal security risk — no financial, destructive, or code execution capabilities are involved.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_workouts' and description states 'Get list of saved workouts from Garmin Connect' — a retrieval operation with no modification, deletion, or execution of external operations.
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Get list of saved workouts from Garmin Connect. 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_workouts: 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_workouts 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_workouts 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_workouts. 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_workouts 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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