Returns the package and activity name of the app currently in focus. Uses dumpsys window and dumpsys activity as fallbacks.
AI agents call android_current_app to retrieve information from DevLab MCP Suite without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool only reads and returns information about the currently focused app on an Android device. It performs no modifications, deletions, or executions — purely a query/read operation with minimal blast radius.
From the tool's definition Returns the package and activity name of the app currently in focus. Uses dumpsys window and dumpsys activity as fallbacks.
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Returns the package and activity name of the app currently in focus. Uses dumpsys window and dumpsys activity as fallbacks. It is categorised as a Read tool in the DevLab MCP Suite MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the DevLab MCP Suite MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for android_current_app: 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 DevLab MCP Suite. Nothing to install.
android_current_app 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 android_current_app 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 android_current_app. 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.
android_current_app is provided by the DevLab MCP Suite MCP server (tanguito86/devlab-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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