read_web_page
Read a web page and return its content as clean markdown. Use when the user asks to read, analyze, summarize, or extract information from a specific URL. Also useful for competitor research, checking a website, or reading an article. [sensitive-tier — first use may require a manager's approval; a...
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What read_web_page does on Freedom Mcp
AI agents call read_web_page to retrieve information from Freedom Mcp without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
url | string | Yes | The full URL to read (must include https:// or http://) |
companyId | string | — | FreedomOS company id to act within (you must be a member). Required for company-scoped tools. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why read_web_page is rated Low
This tool retrieves and returns data (web page content) with no side effects. It performs a query-like operation that fetches external information. The sensitivity flag indicates it may require approval due to potential misuse contexts (e.g., scraping competitor sites), but the technical capability is fundamentally read-only retrieval.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'read_web_page' and description states: 'Read a web page and return its content as clean markdown. Use when the user asks to read, analyze, summarize, or extract information from a specific URL.'
Risk signalsAccepts URL/endpoint input (url)
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs read_web_page safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Freedom Mcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For read_web_page, this is the rule to start with:
read_web_page 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 Freedom Mcp, apply this rule, and every read_web_page call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about read_web_page
Read a web page and return its content as clean markdown. Use when the user asks to read, analyze, summarize, or extract information from a specific URL. Also useful for competitor research, checking a website, or reading an article. [sensitive-tier — first use may require a manager's approval; a from-now-on approval makes future calls seamless, a just-once approval re-asks next time.]. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Freedom Mcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
read_web_page accepts 2 parameters: url, companyId. Required: url. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Freedom MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for read_web_page: 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 Freedom Mcp. Nothing to install.
read_web_page 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 read_web_page 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 read_web_page. 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.
read_web_page is provided by the Freedom MCP server (https://twuluxmoognlwtmaoqgo.supabase.co/functions/v1/freedom-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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