# chrome_take_screenshot

Take a screenshot of the current page

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `chrome_take_screenshot`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/2019-02-18-mcx/chrome-take-screenshot

## Facts

- Tool: `chrome_take_screenshot`
- Server: Chrome Feedback (`2019-02-18/mcx`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/2019-02-18-mcx.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/2019-02-18/MCX
- 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": "chrome_take_screenshot",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why chrome_take_screenshot is rated Low

Taking a screenshot is a read-only operation that retrieves visual information from the current page state. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute code. While screenshots could theoretically capture sensitive information visible on screen, the tool itself performs no destructive, financial, or execution-based actions.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'chrome_take_screenshot' and description 'Take a screenshot of the current page' indicate a data retrieval operation with no side effects—it captures visual content of the current state without modifying, deleting, or executing external operations."

## Use case

AI agents call chrome_take_screenshot to retrieve information from Chrome Feedback 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 Chrome Feedback:

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

## Other tools on Chrome Feedback (15)

- `chrome_clear_feedback_history` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/2019-02-18-mcx/chrome-clear-feedback-history.md
- `chrome_click_element` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/2019-02-18-mcx/chrome-click-element.md
- `chrome_execute_script` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/2019-02-18-mcx/chrome-execute-script.md
- `chrome_fill_input` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/2019-02-18-mcx/chrome-fill-input.md
- `chrome_interact_element` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/2019-02-18-mcx/chrome-interact-element.md
- `chrome_navigate_to_url` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/2019-02-18-mcx/chrome-navigate-to-url.md
- `chrome_wait_for_element` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/2019-02-18-mcx/chrome-wait-for-element.md
- `chrome_analyze_form_structure` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/2019-02-18-mcx/chrome-analyze-form-structure.md
- `chrome_extract_content` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/2019-02-18-mcx/chrome-extract-content.md
- `chrome_get_extension_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/2019-02-18-mcx/chrome-get-extension-status.md
- `chrome_get_feedback_history` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/2019-02-18-mcx/chrome-get-feedback-history.md
- `chrome_get_page_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/2019-02-18-mcx/chrome-get-page-info.md
- `chrome_interactive_feedback` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/2019-02-18-mcx/chrome-interactive-feedback.md
- `chrome_smart_locate_element` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/2019-02-18-mcx/chrome-smart-locate-element.md
- `chrome_fill_form` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/2019-02-18-mcx/chrome-fill-form.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=2019-02-18-mcx · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/2019-02-18-mcx