Open a URL in a new tab and enter it (path becomes ~/tabs/<id>). Automatically builds the accessibility tree after page loads. Works from any location.\n\nAfter opening a page, a typical extraction workflow is:\n 1. open URL\n 2. find the section you need (find --type heading, or grep section_nam...
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AI agents use domshell_open to create or modify resources in DOMShell. 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 domshell_open repeatedly, creating or modifying resources faster than any human could review. PolicyLayer's rate limiting ensures write operations happen at a controlled pace, and argument validation catches malformed or unexpected inputs before they reach DOMShell.
Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.
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"domshell_open": {
"limits": [
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"counter": "domshell_open_rate",
"window": "minute",
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"scope": "grant"
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}
}
}See the full DOMShell policy for all 38 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access domshell_open gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other write tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: rate-limit and validate the arguments.
Open a URL in a new tab and enter it (path becomes ~/tabs/<id>). Automatically builds the accessibility tree after page loads. Works from any location.\n\nAfter opening a page, a typical extraction workflow is:\n 1. open URL\n 2. find the section you need (find --type heading, or grep section_name with recursive: true)\n 3. cd into the container\n 4. text (for content) or find --type link --meta (for links). It is categorised as a Write tool in the DOMShell MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the DOMShell MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for domshell_open: 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 DOMShell. Nothing to install.
domshell_open is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the domshell_open 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 domshell_open. 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.
domshell_open is provided by the DOMShell MCP server (@apireno/domshell). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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