Medium Risk

scroll

Scroll the page, a container, or an element into view. Returns position and content-growth tracking (scrollHeight grew by Npx — useful for detecting lazy-loaded content). Do NOT scroll with evaluate(window.scrollTo/scrollBy) — scroll handles position tracking and settle timing automatically. Use ...

Single-target operation

Part of the Chrome MCP server. Enforce policies on this tool with Intercept, the open-source MCP proxy.

@silbercue/chrome Write Risk 2/5

AI agents use scroll to create or modify resources in Chrome. Write operations carry medium risk because an autonomous agent could trigger bulk unintended modifications. Rate limits prevent a single agent session from making hundreds of changes in rapid succession. Argument validation ensures the agent passes expected values.

Without a policy, an AI agent could call scroll repeatedly, creating or modifying resources faster than any human could review. Intercept's rate limiting ensures write operations happen at a controlled pace, and argument validation catches malformed or unexpected inputs before they reach Chrome.

Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.

chrome.yaml
tools:
  scroll:
    rules:
      - action: allow
        rate_limit:
          max: 30
          window: 60

See the full Chrome policy for all 23 tools.

Tool Name scroll
Category Write
MCP Server Chrome MCP Server
Risk Level Medium

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Agents calling write-class tools like scroll have been implicated in these attack patterns. Read the full case and prevention policy for each:

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Other tools in the Write risk category across the catalogue. The same policy patterns (rate-limit, validate) apply to each.

What does the scroll tool do? +

Scroll the page, a container, or an element into view. Returns position and content-growth tracking (scrollHeight grew by Npx — useful for detecting lazy-loaded content). Do NOT scroll with evaluate(window.scrollTo/scrollBy) — scroll handles position tracking and settle timing automatically. Use container_ref/container_selector + direction to scroll inside a specific container.. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Chrome MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on scroll? +

Add a rule in your Intercept YAML policy under the tools section for scroll. You can allow, deny, rate-limit, or validate arguments. Then run Intercept as a proxy in front of the Chrome MCP server.

What risk level is scroll? +

scroll is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit scroll? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the scroll rule in your Intercept 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.

How do I block scroll completely? +

Set action: deny in the Intercept policy for scroll. 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.

What MCP server provides scroll? +

scroll is provided by the Chrome MCP server (@silbercue/chrome). Intercept sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policies on Chrome

Open source. One binary. Zero dependencies.

npx -y @policylayer/intercept
github.com/policylayer/intercept →
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