Get all available activity types Returns a list of all activity types supported by Garmin Connect, useful for filtering activities by type.
AI agents call get_activity_types to retrieve information from Garmin MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves metadata about supported activity types from Garmin Connect. It performs a query operation that returns reference information without side effects. No data is created, modified, deleted, or executed. The blast radius of misuse is minimal — an attacker could only enumerate available activity types, which is low-sensitivity reference information. This clearly fits the Read category.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get all available activity types' and 'Returns a list of all activity types supported by Garmin Connect' — pure retrieval of static reference data with no modification, deletion, or execution of operations.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_activity_types gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Garmin MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_activity_types:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_activity_types": {}
}
}get_activity_types is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get all available activity types Returns a list of all activity types supported by Garmin Connect, useful for filtering activities by type. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Garmin MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Garmin MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_activity_types: 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 Garmin MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_activity_types 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_types 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_types. 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_types is provided by the Garmin MCP Server MCP server (taxuspt/garmin_mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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