AI agents call get_history_range to retrieve information from Hass-MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool appears designed to query historical data from Home Assistant, likely device state changes or sensor readings over a time range. This is a read-only operation with no side effects—it retrieves information rather than controlling devices or modifying state.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_history_range' suggests retrieval of historical data within a specified range. The sibling tools on this server follow a pattern where 'get_*' tools (get_entities_by_area, get_entity, get_error_log, get_history, get_statistics,…
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_history_range gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Hass-MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_history_range:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_history_range": {}
}
}get_history_range is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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get_history_range. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Hass-MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Hass- MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_history_range: 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 Hass-MCP. Nothing to install.
get_history_range 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_history_range 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_history_range. 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_history_range is provided by the Hass- MCP server (voska/hass-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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