# adb_get_current_activity

Get the foreground activity.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `adb_get_current_activity`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/adb-get-current-activity

## Facts

- Tool: `adb_get_current_activity`
- Server: LocalAnt (`yuga-hashimoto/localant`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/yuga-hashimoto/localant
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "adb_get_current_activity",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why adb_get_current_activity is rated Low

This tool retrieves information about which Android activity is currently displayed on screen. It performs a read-only query with no side effects—it does not modify the device state, execute code, delete data, or trigger financial transactions. The limited scope (querying current foreground state) and informational nature place it firmly in the Read category.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'adb_get_current_activity' and description 'Get the foreground activity' indicate a query operation that retrieves the current state of the Android foreground without modification or execution of commands."

## Use case

AI agents call adb_get_current_activity to retrieve information from LocalAnt without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches LocalAnt:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "adb_get_current_activity": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on LocalAnt (215)

- `adb_clear_logcat` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/adb-clear-logcat.md
- `adb_uninstall` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/adb-uninstall.md
- `fs_delete_file_with_approval` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/fs-delete-file-with-approval.md
- `git_reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/git-reset.md
- `git_reset_hard` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/git-reset-hard.md
- `git_restore_file` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/git-restore-file.md
- `mcp_server_unregister` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/mcp-server-unregister.md
- `secret_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/secret-remove.md
- `shell_remove_allowed_command` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/shell-remove-allowed-command.md
- `skill_uninstall` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/skill-uninstall.md
- `adb_input_text` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/adb-input-text.md
- `adb_install_apk` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/adb-install-apk.md
- `adb_keyevent` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/adb-keyevent.md
- `adb_shell` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/adb-shell.md
- `adb_start_app` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/adb-start-app.md
- `adb_stop_app` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/adb-stop-app.md
- `adb_swipe` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/adb-swipe.md
- `adb_tap` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/adb-tap.md
- `agent_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/agent-run.md
- `approval_approve` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/approval-approve.md
- `autopilot` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/autopilot.md
- `bash` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/bash.md
- `browser_click` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/browser-click.md
- `browser_close` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/browser-close.md
- `browser_evaluate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/browser-evaluate.md
- `browser_open` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/browser-open.md
- `browser_press` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/browser-press.md
- `browser_scroll` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/browser-scroll.md
- `browser_select` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/browser-select.md
- `browser_type` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant/browser-type.md
- …and 185 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/yuga-hashimoto-localant.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=yuga-hashimoto-localant · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/yuga-hashimoto-localant