# get_tab_content_text

Get text content of a specific tab

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_tab_content_text`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/browser/get-tab-content-text

## Facts

- Tool: `get_tab_content_text`
- Server: Browser (`mcp-server-browser`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/browser.md
- Install: `npx -y mcp-server-browser`
- Homepage: git+https://github.com/mvtcode/mcp-server-browser.git
- 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_tab_content_text",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_tab_content_text is rated Low

This tool queries and retrieves the text content from a browser tab without modifying, executing, or deleting anything. It is a read-only operation with minimal blast radius. Even if misused by an agent, it only exposes information already visible in the browser and poses no risk of unintended side effects, financial harm, or data destruction.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name and description indicate retrieval only: 'Get text content of a specific tab' — no mutation, deletion, or execution mentioned."

## Use case

AI agents call get_tab_content_text to retrieve information from Browser 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 Browser:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_tab_content_text": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Browser (18)

- `close_tab` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/browser/close-tab.md
- `execute_script` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/browser/execute-script.md
- `new_tab` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/browser/new-tab.md
- `pin_active_tab` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/browser/pin-active-tab.md
- `set_active_tab` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/browser/set-active-tab.md
- `set_url_tab` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/browser/set-url-tab.md
- `get_active_tab` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/browser/get-active-tab.md
- `get_console_debug` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/browser/get-console-debug.md
- `get_console_error` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/browser/get-console-error.md
- `get_console_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/browser/get-console-info.md
- `get_console_log` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/browser/get-console-log.md
- `get_console_warn` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/browser/get-console-warn.md
- `get_list_tab` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/browser/get-list-tab.md
- `get_network_request` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/browser/get-network-request.md
- `get_network_request_detail` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/browser/get-network-request-detail.md
- `get_tab_content_html` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/browser/get-tab-content-html.md
- `query_selector` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/browser/query-selector.md
- `unpin_active_tab` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/browser/unpin-active-tab.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=browser · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/browser