Get heart rate summary with essential metrics (lightweight version) Returns a compact summary (~500 bytes) instead of full time-series data (~25KB). Ideal for daily health checkups and LLM integrations. Args: date: Date in YYYY-MM-DD format
AI agents call get_heart_rates_summary 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 queries existing health data (heart rate metrics) from Garmin Connect without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a straightforward read operation that retrieves personal fitness/health information. The severity is low because exposure of heart rate summary data, while sensitive personal health information, does not enable financial transactions, destructive actions, or code execution.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_heart_rates_summary' and description 'Get heart rate summary' indicate a retrieval operation.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_heart_rates_summary 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_heart_rates_summary:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_heart_rates_summary": {}
}
}get_heart_rates_summary is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get heart rate summary with essential metrics (lightweight version) Returns a compact summary (~500 bytes) instead of full time-series data (~25KB). Ideal for daily health checkups and LLM integrations. Args: date: Date in YYYY-MM-DD format. 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_heart_rates_summary: 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_heart_rates_summary 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_heart_rates_summary 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_heart_rates_summary. 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_heart_rates_summary 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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