get_all_cookies
Get all browser cookies. Returns: List of all cookies with details
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What get_all_cookies does on Chrome Devtools
AI agents call get_all_cookies to retrieve information from Chrome Devtools without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why get_all_cookies is rated Low
This tool retrieves and queries cookie data from the browser without modifying, deleting, or executing anything. It is a read-only operation. Severity is medium rather than low because cookies often contain sensitive authentication tokens, session identifiers, or personal data that could be misused if exposed to an untrusted AI agent, but the tool itself performs no destructive or operational actions.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_all_cookies' and description states 'Get all browser cookies' with 'Returns: List of all cookies with details'. This is a retrieval operation with no side effects.
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The rule that runs get_all_cookies safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Chrome Devtools, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_all_cookies, this is the rule to start with:
get_all_cookies 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 Chrome Devtools, apply this rule, and every get_all_cookies call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_all_cookies
Get all browser cookies. Returns: List of all cookies with details. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Chrome Devtools MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Chrome Devtools MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_all_cookies: 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 Chrome Devtools. Nothing to install.
get_all_cookies 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 get_all_cookies 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 get_all_cookies. 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.
get_all_cookies is provided by the Chrome Devtools MCP server (benjaminr/chrome-devtools-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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