Get stress summary with essential metrics (lightweight version) Returns a compact summary (~400 bytes) instead of full time-series data (~35KB). Ideal for daily health checkups and LLM integrations. Args: date: Date in YYYY-MM-DD format
AI agents call get_stress_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 is a data retrieval operation that queries stress metrics from Garmin Connect for a specified date. It returns pre-calculated summary data without any capability to modify, delete, or execute external operations. The lightweight nature and intended use for 'daily health checkups' further confirms this is a passive read operation.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_stress_summary' and description explicitly state it 'Get stress summary' and 'Returns a compact summary'. The function retrieves and queries existing stress data without modifying, deleting, or executing operations. No side effects mentioned.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_stress_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_stress_summary:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_stress_summary": {}
}
}get_stress_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 stress summary with essential metrics (lightweight version) Returns a compact summary (~400 bytes) instead of full time-series data (~35KB). 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_stress_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_stress_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_stress_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_stress_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_stress_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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