Robustly set a date input — handles native <input type="date">, masked text inputs (e.g. MM/DD/YYYY), and calendar pickers (MUI, react-datepicker, AntD, Lexical/Meta). Tries native value-set, format-aware typing via Input.insertText, and ARIA-based picker navigation in sequence with read-back ver...
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AI agents use browser_set_date to create or modify resources in Browser. 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 browser_set_date 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 Browser.
Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"browser_set_date": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "browser_set_date_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}See the full Browser policy for all 33 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access browser_set_date 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.
Robustly set a date input — handles native <input type="date">, masked text inputs (e.g. MM/DD/YYYY), and calendar pickers (MUI, react-datepicker, AntD, Lexical/Meta). Tries native value-set, format-aware typing via Input.insertText, and ARIA-based picker navigation in sequence with read-back verification. Use instead of browser_fill when fill fails or for any input that opens a calendar widget.. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Browser MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Browser MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for browser_set_date: 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 Browser. Nothing to install.
browser_set_date 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 browser_set_date 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 browser_set_date. 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.
browser_set_date is provided by the Browser MCP server (@agent360/browser-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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