Get procedures performed on a patient
AI agents call get_patient_procedures to retrieve information from Agent Care MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves medical procedure history from a patient's electronic health record. While classified as Read (no side effects), it operates on highly sensitive personal health information (PHI) including surgical history, diagnostic procedures, and interventions.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_patient_procedures' and description 'Get procedures performed on a patient' indicate retrieval of existing patient data with no modification, deletion, or execution of actions.
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Get procedures performed on a patient. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Agent Care MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Agent Care MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_patient_procedures: 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 Agent Care MCP. Nothing to install.
get_patient_procedures 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_patient_procedures 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_patient_procedures. 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_patient_procedures is provided by the Agent Care MCP server (polya20/agentcare-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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