Returns manufacturer, model, Android version, SDK level, ABI, battery level, and charging status.
AI agents call android_device_info 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 retrieves static and dynamic device metadata (hardware info, OS version, battery status). It has no side effects, cannot modify any state, and the worst-case misuse is a privacy disclosure of device characteristics — hence low severity.
From the tool's definition Returns manufacturer, model, Android version, SDK level, ABI, battery level, and charging status
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Returns manufacturer, model, Android version, SDK level, ABI, battery level, and charging status. 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_device_info: 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_device_info 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_device_info 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_device_info. 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_device_info 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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