get_element_details
A read tool on the UI Analyzer MCP server.
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What get_element_details does on UI Analyzer MCP Server
AI agents call get_element_details to retrieve information from UI Analyzer MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why get_element_details is rated Low
This tool appears to query or retrieve data about DOM elements and their properties without modifying state or executing code. The empty description reduces confidence slightly, but the naming pattern and sibling tools (all read-only analyzers) strongly indicate this is a data retrieval function. Classified as Read with low severity due to lack of side effects.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_element_details' implies retrieval of information about page elements. Server context describes analysis and inspection tools (analyze_page, get_dom_overview, get_screenshot, get_accessibility_snapshot).
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The rule that runs get_element_details safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and UI Analyzer MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_element_details, this is the rule to start with:
get_element_details is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect UI Analyzer MCP Server, apply this rule, and every get_element_details call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_element_details
get_element_details is a read tool on the UI Analyzer MCP Server MCP server. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UI Analyzer MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the UI Analyzer MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_element_details: 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 UI Analyzer MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_element_details 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_element_details 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_element_details. 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_element_details is provided by the UI Analyzer MCP Server MCP server (0x-professor/uianalyzermcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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