Get tasks completed today - view today
AI agents call get_today_completed_tasks to retrieve information from OmniFocus MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries completed tasks from a specific date range (today) and returns information for viewing purposes. It performs no writes, deletions, code execution, or financial operations. The action is purely informational retrieval, fitting the 'Read' category with low severity as it cannot cause unintended harm through misuse.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_today_completed_tasks' and description 'Get tasks completed today - view today' indicate retrieval of existing data without modification or side effects.
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Get tasks completed today - view today. It is categorised as a Read tool in the OmniFocus MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the OmniFocus MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_today_completed_tasks: 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 OmniFocus MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_today_completed_tasks 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_today_completed_tasks 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_today_completed_tasks. 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_today_completed_tasks is provided by the OmniFocus MCP Server MCP server (mojenmojen/of-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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