Click an element in a browser session
Risk signalsInteracts with live web pages
Part of the Bright Data server.
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AI agents invoke scraping_browser_click_ref to trigger processes or run actions in Bright Data. Execute operations can have side effects beyond the immediate call -- triggering builds, sending notifications, or starting workflows. Rate limits and argument validation are essential to prevent runaway execution.
scraping_browser_click_ref can trigger processes with real-world consequences. An uncontrolled agent might start dozens of builds, send mass notifications, or kick off expensive compute jobs. PolicyLayer enforces rate limits and validates arguments to keep execution within safe bounds.
Execute tools trigger processes. Rate-limit and validate arguments to prevent unintended side effects.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"scraping_browser_click_ref": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "scraping_browser_click_ref_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 10,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}See the full Bright Data policy for all 24 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access scraping_browser_click_ref gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other execute tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: rate-limit and validate the arguments.
Click an element in a browser session. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Bright Data MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the Bright Data MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for scraping_browser_click_ref: 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 Bright Data. Nothing to install.
scraping_browser_click_ref is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the scraping_browser_click_ref 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 scraping_browser_click_ref. 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.
scraping_browser_click_ref is provided by the Bright Data MCP server (@@brightdata/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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