html_select

SERVERScorpTech x402 API SOURCEhttps://scorptech.it.com/api/x402/mcp

Medium RISK CLASS

Category Write

Parameters 80 required

Recommended Rate-limitedsee the rule below

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This record as markdown: /tools/com-it-scorptech-x402/html-select.md

WHAT IT DOES

What html_select does on ScorpTech x402 API

AI agents use html_select to create or update resources in ScorpTech x402 API, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your ScorpTech x402 API environment.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`url`	string	—
`attr`	string	—	Return only this attribute per match (href/src made absolute)
`html`	string	—	HTML source instead of url
`limit`	integer	—
`xpath`	string	—	XPath 1.0 expression instead of selector
`maxText`	integer	—
`selector`	string	—	CSS selector (or use xpath)
`outerHtml`	boolean	—	Include each match's outer HTML

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

RISK

Why html_select is rated Medium

An AI agent can call html_select faster than any human can review: one bad instruction and it creates or modifies resources in ScorpTech x402 API by the hundred, each call as confident as the last.

Risk signalsAccepts URL/endpoint input (url) · Accepts raw HTML/template content (html)

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs html_select safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and ScorpTech x402 API, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For html_select, this is the rule to start with:

html_select Rate-limited

html_select stays usable, but capped: an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "html_select": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "html_select_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

LIMIT THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect ScorpTech x402 API, apply this rule, and every html_select call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about html_select

What does the html_select tool do? +

Scrape a public page (SSRF-safe fetch) or an HTML string with a CSS selector (CSS3 plus :has, :contains, :nth-child(an+b), attribute operators) or raw XPath: returns each match's text, attributes and optionally outer HTML, or just one attribute (href / src resolved to absolute URLs). Also returns the XPath the selector compiled to. Like querySelectorAll without a browser. Price: $0.003 USDC per successful call (x402, Solana). Same tool over HTTPS: POST https://scorptech.it.com/api/x402/v1/html-select. It is categorised as a Write tool in the ScorpTech x402 API MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

What parameters does html_select accept? +

html_select accepts 8 parameters: url, attr, html, limit, xpath, maxText, selector, outerHtml. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on html_select? +

Register the ScorpTech x402 API MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for html_select: 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 ScorpTech x402 API. Nothing to install.

What risk level is html_select? +

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

Can I rate-limit html_select? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the html_select 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.

How do I block html_select completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for html_select. 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 html_select? +

html_select is provided by the ScorpTech x402 API MCP server (https://scorptech.it.com/api/x402/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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