AI agents call get_device_last_used to retrieve information from Garmin Connect without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves device metadata (which Garmin device was last used) from the user's Garmin Connect account. It is a read-only operation with no capability to modify, delete, execute code, or move money. The information returned is non-sensitive device usage metadata.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_device_last_used' and description 'Get the last used Garmin device info' indicate a query operation that retrieves information without modification or side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_device_last_used gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Garmin Connect, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_device_last_used:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_device_last_used": {}
}
}get_device_last_used is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get the last used Garmin device info. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Garmin Connect MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Garmin Connect MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_device_last_used: 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. Nothing to install.
get_device_last_used 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_device_last_used 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_device_last_used. 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_device_last_used is provided by the Garmin Connect MCP server (nicolasvegam/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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