Get a single activity (hours entry) by its ID.
AI agents call get_activity to retrieve information from REP Helper without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries a single activity record by ID. It performs a simple data lookup operation with no capability to modify, delete, or execute external operations. The minimal blast radius and read-only nature classify it as a Read operation with low severity risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_activity' and description 'Get a single activity (hours entry) by its ID' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects.
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Get a single activity (hours entry) by its ID. It is categorised as a Read tool in the REP Helper MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the REP Helper MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_activity: 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 REP Helper. Nothing to install.
get_activity 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_activity 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_activity. 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_activity is provided by the REP Helper MCP server (rephelper-ai/mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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