get-journal

THE RISK

Low Risk

Why get-journal needs a policy

This tool retrieves or queries journal data for a specified date without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a straightforward read operation with no side effects, making it the safest category of tool.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get-journal' and description 'Get habit journal for a specific date' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or execution of external commands.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get-journal gives an agent:

POLICY

How to control get-journal

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Habitify, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get-journal:

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get-journal": {}
  }
}

get-journal is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

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EXPLORE

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FAQ

Questions about get-journal

What does the get-journal tool do? +

Get habit journal for a specific date. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Habitify MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get-journal? +

Register the Habitify MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get-journal: 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 Habitify. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get-journal? +

get-journal is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit get-journal? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get-journal 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.

How do I block get-journal completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get-journal. 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.

What MCP server provides get-journal? +

get-journal is provided by the Habitify MCP server (sargonpiraev/habitify-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Habitify tool call.

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