Get activities within a date range, optionally filtered by type.
AI agents call get_activities_by_date to retrieve information from Mcp Garmin without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves historical activity data without side effects. It queries existing information filtered by date and type parameters. The read-only nature of the server and the passive 'get' operation confirm this is a Read category tool with low severity—misuse would expose personal health data but cannot modify or harm systems.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_activities_by_date' and description 'Get activities within a date range, optionally filtered by type' indicate data retrieval only.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get activities within a date range, optionally filtered by type. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Garmin MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Garmin MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_activities_by_date: 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 Mcp Garmin. Nothing to install.
get_activities_by_date 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_activities_by_date 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_activities_by_date. 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_activities_by_date is provided by the Mcp Garmin MCP server (obrien-matthew/mcp-garmin). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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