AI agents call notes_get_recent_notes to retrieve information from Mcp Mac without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool only retrieves/queries recent notes from the Notes application. It has no side effects, does not modify data, execute code, delete content, or commit financial transactions. It is a straightforward read operation with minimal security risk unless the retrieved notes contain highly sensitive personal information, but the tool itself performs no destructive or harmful actions.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'notes_get_recent_notes' and description 'Get recently modified notes' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification, deletion, or code execution.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get recently modified notes. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Mac MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Mac MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for notes_get_recent_notes: 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 Mac. Nothing to install.
notes_get_recent_notes 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 notes_get_recent_notes 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 notes_get_recent_notes. 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.
notes_get_recent_notes is provided by the Mcp Mac MCP server (samicokar/mcp-mac). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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