# wait_for_popup

A execute tool on the Playwright MCP Server MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `wait_for_popup`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/wait-for-popup

## Facts

- Tool: `wait_for_popup`
- Server: Playwright MCP Server (`alexrwilliam/playwright-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/alexrwilliam/playwright-mcp-server
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "wait_for_popup",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why wait_for_popup is rated High

Although the description is empty, the tool belongs to a server explicitly designed for 'webpage interaction' and 'browser automation' triggering 'external operations'. Waiting for popups is typically an intermediate step in browser automation workflows that may include subsequent actions with side effects.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool 'wait_for_popup' is part of Playwright browser automation, which enables webpage interaction and 'triggers external operations'."

## Use case

AI agents invoke wait_for_popup to trigger actions in Playwright MCP Server. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Playwright MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "wait_for_popup": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "wait_for_popup_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Playwright MCP Server (66)

- `clear_cookies` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/clear-cookies.md
- `clear_network_logs` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/clear-network-logs.md
- `clear_storage` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/clear-storage.md
- `apply_antidetect_preset` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/apply-antidetect-preset.md
- `check_checkbox` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/check-checkbox.md
- `clear_text` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/clear-text.md
- `click` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/click.md
- `evaluate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/evaluate.md
- `fill` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/fill.md
- `go_back` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/go-back.md
- `go_forward` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/go-forward.md
- `hover` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/hover.md
- `intercept_route` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/intercept-route.md
- `navigate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/navigate.md
- `press_key` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/press-key.md
- `recreate_context` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/recreate-context.md
- `reload` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/reload.md
- `restart_browser` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/restart-browser.md
- `scroll` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/scroll.md
- `select_option` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/select-option.md
- `set_extra_headers` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/set-extra-headers.md
- `set_user_agent` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/set-user-agent.md
- `set_viewport_size` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/set-viewport-size.md
- `switch_page` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/switch-page.md
- `switch_to_latest_page` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/switch-to-latest-page.md
- `type_text` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/type-text.md
- `uncheck_checkbox` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/uncheck-checkbox.md
- `unroute_all` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/unroute-all.md
- `upload_file` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/upload-file.md
- `wait_for_element` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/wait-for-element.md
- …and 36 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server.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=alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server