# browser_extract_text

Extract text from a matching element on the current page.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `browser_extract_text`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/2captcha-mcp-captcha-solver/browser-extract-text

## Facts

- Tool: `browser_extract_text`
- Server: Mcp Captcha Solver (`2captcha/mcp-captcha-solver`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/2captcha-mcp-captcha-solver.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/2captcha/mcp-captcha-solver
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade D, 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": "browser_extract_text",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why browser_extract_text is rated Low

This tool reads/extracts text content from DOM elements. It performs a query operation on the current page state without creating, modifying, deleting, executing code, or triggering external actions. The most severe capabilities on this server (browser automation, CAPTCHA solving) are handled by separate tools like browser_click, browser_open_page, and captcha_solve_recaptcha_v2.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'browser_extract_text' and description 'Extract text from a matching element on the current page' indicate data retrieval with no modification or side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call browser_extract_text to retrieve information from Mcp Captcha Solver 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 Mcp Captcha Solver:

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

## Other tools on Mcp Captcha Solver (12)

- `browser_click` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/2captcha-mcp-captcha-solver/browser-click.md
- `browser_click_verify` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/2captcha-mcp-captcha-solver/browser-click-verify.md
- `browser_close_page` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/2captcha-mcp-captcha-solver/browser-close-page.md
- `browser_close_page_on_error` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/2captcha-mcp-captcha-solver/browser-close-page-on-error.md
- `browser_open_page` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/2captcha-mcp-captcha-solver/browser-open-page.md
- `captcha_solve_recaptcha_v2` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/2captcha-mcp-captcha-solver/captcha-solve-recaptcha-v2.md
- `browser_extract_json` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/2captcha-mcp-captcha-solver/browser-extract-json.md
- `browser_extract_verification_json` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/2captcha-mcp-captcha-solver/browser-extract-verification-json.md
- `browser_find_elements` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/2captcha-mcp-captcha-solver/browser-find-elements.md
- `browser_get_page_state` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/2captcha-mcp-captcha-solver/browser-get-page-state.md
- `healthcheck` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/2captcha-mcp-captcha-solver/healthcheck.md
- `list_available_workflows` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/2captcha-mcp-captcha-solver/list-available-workflows.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=2captcha-mcp-captcha-solver · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/2captcha-mcp-captcha-solver