whoop-get-recovery-for-cycle

THE RISK

Low Risk

Why whoop-get-recovery-for-cycle needs a policy

This tool retrieves physiological/health data without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is part of a fitness data API that provides access to user health metrics. While the data returned may be personal health information, the tool itself performs no destructive or state-changing actions.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'whoop-get-recovery-for-cycle' and description 'Get recovery data for a specific cycle' indicate a retrieval operation.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access whoop-get-recovery-for-cycle gives an agent:

POLICY

How to control whoop-get-recovery-for-cycle

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and WHOOP MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for whoop-get-recovery-for-cycle:

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "whoop-get-recovery-for-cycle": {}
  }
}

whoop-get-recovery-for-cycle is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

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EXPLORE

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FAQ

Questions about whoop-get-recovery-for-cycle

What does the whoop-get-recovery-for-cycle tool do? +

Get recovery data for a specific cycle. It is categorised as a Read tool in the WHOOP MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on whoop-get-recovery-for-cycle? +

Register the WHOOP MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for whoop-get-recovery-for-cycle: 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 WHOOP MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is whoop-get-recovery-for-cycle? +

whoop-get-recovery-for-cycle is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit whoop-get-recovery-for-cycle? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the whoop-get-recovery-for-cycle 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 whoop-get-recovery-for-cycle completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for whoop-get-recovery-for-cycle. 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 whoop-get-recovery-for-cycle? +

whoop-get-recovery-for-cycle is provided by the WHOOP MCP Server MCP server (nissand/whoop-mcp-server-claude). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every WHOOP MCP Server tool call.

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