Get nutrition plan/settings for a date Returns the user's nutrition goals and targets including calorie targets, macronutrient goals, and plan configuration. Args: date: Date in YYYY-MM-DD format
AI agents call get_nutrition_daily_settings 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 stored nutrition configuration data for a specified date. It performs a query operation that reads personal health data (nutrition goals, calorie targets, macronutrient targets) without modifying, executing, or deleting anything. The read-only nature is clear from the description.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get nutrition plan/settings' and 'Returns the user's nutrition goals and targets' with no indication of modification, deletion, or execution. The verb 'get' and 'returns' confirm retrieval without side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_nutrition_daily_settings 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_nutrition_daily_settings:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_nutrition_daily_settings": {}
}
}get_nutrition_daily_settings is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get nutrition plan/settings for a date Returns the user's nutrition goals and targets including calorie targets, macronutrient goals, and plan configuration. 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_nutrition_daily_settings: 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_nutrition_daily_settings 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_nutrition_daily_settings 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_nutrition_daily_settings. 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_nutrition_daily_settings 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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