Medium Risk

set_blood_pressure

Record a blood pressure measurement with systolic, diastolic, and pulse

How to control set_blood_pressure ↓

AI agents use set_blood_pressure to create or update resources in Garmin Connect — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Garmin Connect environment.

Medium Risk

This tool creates new health metric entries in a user's Garmin health profile. While health data is sensitive personal information, the operation is reversible (measurements can be updated or removed), making it Write rather than Destructive.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'set_blood_pressure' and description 'Record a blood pressure measurement' indicate creation of new health data record. This is a write operation that creates/adds data reversibly (health measurements can be edited or deleted later).

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access set_blood_pressure 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 set_blood_pressure:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "set_blood_pressure": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "set_blood_pressure_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

set_blood_pressure stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register Garmin Connect — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Go deeper

What does the set_blood_pressure tool do? +

Record a blood pressure measurement with systolic, diastolic, and pulse. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Garmin Connect MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on set_blood_pressure? +

Register the Garmin Connect MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for set_blood_pressure: 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.

What risk level is set_blood_pressure? +

set_blood_pressure is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit set_blood_pressure? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the set_blood_pressure 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.

How do I block set_blood_pressure completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for set_blood_pressure. 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.

What MCP server provides set_blood_pressure? +

set_blood_pressure 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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