# get-browser-active

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

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

## Facts

- Tool: `get-browser-active`
- 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-browser-active",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get-browser-active is rated Low

This tool retrieves the status of active browser profiles without modifying, deleting, or executing arbitrary operations. It has no side effects and serves an informational purpose. The 'get-' prefix is a strong indicator of a read-only operation. Low severity due to minimal blast radius—worst case returns incorrect information about active profiles.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get-browser-active' with prefix 'get-' indicates a retrieval operation. No description provided, but the context of AdsPower LocalAPI operations shows this is a query to check which browser profile is currently active."

## Use case

AI agents call get-browser-active 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-browser-active": {}
  }
}
```

## 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-application-list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/adspower-adspower-browser/get-application-list.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