get_mouse_position

What get_mouse_position does on Aos

AI agents call get_mouse_position to retrieve information from Aos without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why get_mouse_position is rated Low

This tool reads the current mouse cursor coordinates from the system. It has no side effects, does not execute code, does not modify data, and does not trigger external operations. It is purely informational, similar to a status query. The low severity reflects that exposing cursor position data poses minimal risk even if misused by an agent.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_mouse_position' and description 'Get the current mouse cursor position' indicate a query operation that retrieves current state without modifying or executing external operations.

The rule that runs get_mouse_position safely

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

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_mouse_position": {}
  }
}

Questions about get_mouse_position