Get recent activities filtered by sport type.
AI agents call get_activities_by_type to retrieve information from Strava 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 fitness activity data from Strava based on sport type filtering. It performs a query operation that returns data without side effects, reversible changes, code execution, data deletion, or financial transactions.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get recent activities filtered by sport type' - a retrieval operation with no modification, deletion, or execution capability.
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Get recent activities filtered by sport type. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Strava MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Strava MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_activities_by_type: 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 Strava MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_activities_by_type 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_activities_by_type 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_activities_by_type. 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_activities_by_type is provided by the Strava MCP Server MCP server (manojanasuri16/strava-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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