Read-only. Returns the raw contents of ~/.touch-grass/state.json: streak, longestStreak, totalTouches, lastTouchedDate, sessionCount, and the cached location/weather block. No network calls, no streak mutation. No auth required.\n\n
AI agents call get_stats to retrieve information from Touch Grass without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves local state data (streak statistics and cached weather) with zero side effects. No data is modified, deleted, or persisted; no external operations are triggered. It is a straightforward read operation. Severity is low because the data is non-sensitive personal activity metrics stored locally, and misuse has no destructive or financial impact.
From the tool's definition Tool name explicitly named 'get_stats' and description states 'Read-only. Returns the raw contents of ~/.touch-grass/state.json'. No mutations, no network calls, no side effects beyond data retrieval.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Read-only. Returns the raw contents of ~/.touch-grass/state.json: streak, longestStreak, totalTouches, lastTouchedDate, sessionCount, and the cached location/weather block. No network calls, no streak mutation. No auth required.\n\n. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Touch Grass MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Touch Grass MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_stats: 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 Touch Grass. Nothing to install.
get_stats 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_stats 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_stats. 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_stats is provided by the Touch Grass MCP server (nalediym/touch-grass). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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