Captura screenshot com crop/compress/annotate e salva em artifacts.
AI agents call screenshot to retrieve information from AVD MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Taking screenshots retrieves visual information from the running Android Virtual Device without side effects. While the tool is part of an automation server, the screenshot function itself does not execute commands, modify data, delete resources, or create financial obligations. It is purely observational and non-destructive, fitting the Read category.
From the tool's definition Tool is named 'screenshot' and described as capturing a screenshot with crop/compress/annotate and saving to artifacts. The action is a read-only capture of visual state with no modification to system state or data.
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Captura screenshot com crop/compress/annotate e salva em artifacts. It is categorised as a Read tool in the AVD MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the AVD MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for screenshot: 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 AVD MCP Server. Nothing to install.
screenshot is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the screenshot 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 screenshot. 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.
screenshot is provided by the AVD MCP Server MCP server (jramalho/avd-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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