# adb_wait_element Wait for a UI element to appear or disappear. Polls the UI hierarchy at regular intervals until the condition is met or timeout expires. Useful for waiting after navigation, animations, or async content loading. Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `adb_wait_element`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-wait-element ## Facts - Tool: `adb_wait_element` - Server: Deepadb (`deepadb`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb.md - Install: `npx -y deepadb` - Homepage: https://github.com/fullread/DeepADB - Risk category: Execute (High risk) - Registry record: grade F, identity unverified - Server rate-limited: no - Parameters: 0 - Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited ## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0) ```json { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "adb_wait_element", "arguments": {} } } ``` ## Why adb_wait_element is rated High This tool executes a remote operation (UI polling/waiting) on an Android device, making it an Execute category tool rather than Read. Although it appears passive, it actively orchestrates device state monitoring and timing-dependent behavior. From the tool's own definition: "Tool performs polling of UI hierarchy with side effects dependent on timing and condition arguments (wait for element to appear/disappear)." ## Use case AI agents invoke adb_wait_element to trigger actions in Deepadb. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started. ## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer) Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Deepadb: ```json { "version": "1", "default": "deny", "tools": { "adb_wait_element": { "limits": [ { "counter": "adb_wait_element_rate", "window": "minute", "max": 10, "scope": "grant" } ] } } } ``` ## Other tools on Deepadb (204) - `adb_clear_data` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-clear-data.md - `adb_file_move` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-file-move.md - `adb_forward_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-forward-remove.md - `adb_logcat_clear` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-logcat-clear.md - `adb_qemu_images` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-qemu-images.md - `adb_result_drop` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-result-drop.md - `adb_reverse_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-reverse-remove.md - `adb_rm` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-rm.md - `adb_tunnel_close` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-tunnel-close.md - `adb_uninstall` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-uninstall.md - `adb_a11y_audit` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-a11y-audit.md - `adb_airplane_cycle` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-airplane-cycle.md - `adb_airplane_mode` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-airplane-mode.md - `adb_at_batch` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-at-batch.md - `adb_at_probe` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-at-probe.md - `adb_at_send` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-at-send.md - `adb_batch_actions` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-batch-actions.md - `adb_build_and_install` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-build-and-install.md - `adb_ci_run_tests` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-ci-run-tests.md - `adb_ci_wait_boot` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-ci-wait-boot.md - `adb_connect` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-connect.md - `adb_disconnect` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-disconnect.md - `adb_dumpsys` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-dumpsys.md - `adb_emulator_start` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-emulator-start.md - `adb_emulator_stop` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-emulator-stop.md - `adb_farm_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-farm-run.md - `adb_file_chmod` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-file-chmod.md - `adb_file_chown` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-file-chown.md - `adb_force_stop` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-force-stop.md - `adb_forward` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb/adb-forward.md - …and 174 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-fullread-deepadb.md ## For agents This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry: - Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack` - Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md) - Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events` --- Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=io-github-fullread-deepadb · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-fullread-deepadb