# get-application-list

A read tool on the AdsPower LocalAPI MCP Server MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get-application-list`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser/get-application-list

## Facts

- Tool: `get-application-list`
- Server: AdsPower LocalAPI MCP Server (`adspower/adspower-browser`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/AdsPower/adspower-browser
- 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": "get-application-list",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get-application-list is rated Low

The 'get-' prefix is a strong indicator of a read-only operation that queries or retrieves data. No side effects are described or implied. Even though the description is empty, the tool name itself is sufficiently clear to classify this as a Read operation with moderate-to-high confidence.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get-application-list' indicates a retrieval operation. The empty description provides no additional context, but the naming convention and the context of AdsPower (a browser profile management tool) suggest this fetches or queries a list of…"

## Use case

AI agents call get-application-list to retrieve information from AdsPower LocalAPI MCP Server 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 AdsPower LocalAPI MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get-application-list": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on AdsPower LocalAPI MCP Server (46)

- `delete-browser` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser/delete-browser.md
- `delete-cache-v2` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser/delete-cache-v2.md
- `delete-proxy` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser/delete-proxy.md
- `delete-tag` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser/delete-tag.md
- `click-element` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser/click-element.md
- `close-all-profiles` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser/close-all-profiles.md
- `close-browser` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser/close-browser.md
- `connect-browser-with-ws` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser/connect-browser-with-ws.md
- `download-kernel` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser/download-kernel.md
- `drag-element` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser/drag-element.md
- `evaluate-script` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser/evaluate-script.md
- `fill-input` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser/fill-input.md
- `hover-element` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser/hover-element.md
- `iframe-click-element` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser/iframe-click-element.md
- `navigate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser/navigate.md
- `open-browser` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser/open-browser.md
- `open-new-page` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser/open-new-page.md
- `press-key` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser/press-key.md
- `scroll-element` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser/scroll-element.md
- `select-option` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser/select-option.md
- `new-fingerprint` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser/new-fingerprint.md
- `check-status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser/check-status.md
- `get-browser-active` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser/get-browser-active.md
- `get-browser-list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser/get-browser-list.md
- `get-cloud-active` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser/get-cloud-active.md
- `get-group-list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser/get-group-list.md
- `get-kernel-list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser/get-kernel-list.md
- `get-opened-browser` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser/get-opened-browser.md
- `get-page-html` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser/get-page-html.md
- `get-page-visible-text` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser/get-page-visible-text.md
- …and 16 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser.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=adspower-adspower-browser · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/adspower-adspower-browser