Dump the full UI hierarchy of the current screen as XML. Useful for understanding screen structure before using ui_find_element.
Part of the Scrcpy server.
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AI agents use ui_dump to create or modify resources in Scrcpy. 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 ui_dump 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 Scrcpy.
Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"ui_dump": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "ui_dump_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}See the full Scrcpy policy for all 38 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access ui_dump 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.
Dump the full UI hierarchy of the current screen as XML. Useful for understanding screen structure before using ui_find_element.. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Scrcpy MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Scrcpy MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ui_dump: 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 Scrcpy. Nothing to install.
ui_dump 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 ui_dump 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 ui_dump. 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.
ui_dump is provided by the Scrcpy MCP server (scrcpy-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 38 Scrcpy tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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