list_extensions
List Chrome extensions visible to the CDP bridge extension itself.
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What list_extensions does on Agent Browser
AI agents call list_extensions to retrieve information from Agent Browser without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why list_extensions is rated Low
This tool retrieves information about installed Chrome extensions without modifying, executing, or deleting anything. While it operates in a sensitive security context (browser extensions can access private data), the tool itself performs only discovery/enumeration of metadata.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_extensions' and description 'List Chrome extensions visible to the CDP bridge extension itself' indicate a query/retrieval operation with no side effects. The verb 'List' is a canonical Read operation.
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The rule that runs list_extensions safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Agent Browser, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For list_extensions, this is the rule to start with:
list_extensions 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 Agent Browser, apply this rule, and every list_extensions call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about list_extensions
List Chrome extensions visible to the CDP bridge extension itself. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Agent Browser MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Agent Browser MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_extensions: 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 Agent Browser. Nothing to install.
list_extensions 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 list_extensions 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 list_extensions. 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.
list_extensions is provided by the Agent Browser MCP server (335234131/agent-browser-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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