Get intensity minutes data for a given date.
AI agents call get_intensity_minutes 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 intensity minutes health metric data for a specified date. It performs a query operation with no side effects, no data modification, no code execution, and no financial impact. The read-only nature of the server and the naming pattern of all sibling tools confirm this is a simple data retrieval function.
From the tool's definition Server description states 'read-only access to daily health metrics' and tool name 'get_intensity_minutes' with pattern matching sibling tools (get_activities, get_body_battery, etc.) which are all retrieval operations with no modification capability.
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Get intensity minutes data for a given date. 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_intensity_minutes: 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_intensity_minutes 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_intensity_minutes 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_intensity_minutes. 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_intensity_minutes 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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