Search the DOM snapshot for elements matching a role or text. Much cheaper than loading a full DOM snapshot \u2014 use this to check if a specific dropdown, button, or input exists on the page.
AI agents call e2e_find_elements to retrieve information from Playwright Autopilot without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool queries and retrieves information from a DOM snapshot to find elements. It does not modify state, execute commands, delete data, or trigger external operations. It is explicitly framed as a cheaper alternative to loading full snapshots, indicating read-only introspection. The severity is low because misuse would only reveal information about page structure, not cause harm.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Search the DOM snapshot for elements matching a role or text' and 'use this to check if a specific dropdown, button, or input exists on the page.' These are pure retrieval operations with no side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access e2e_find_elements gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Playwright Autopilot, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for e2e_find_elements:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"e2e_find_elements": {}
}
}e2e_find_elements is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Search the DOM snapshot for elements matching a role or text. Much cheaper than loading a full DOM snapshot \u2014 use this to check if a specific dropdown, button, or input exists on the page. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Playwright Autopilot MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Playwright Autopilot MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for e2e_find_elements: 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 Playwright Autopilot. Nothing to install.
e2e_find_elements 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 e2e_find_elements 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 e2e_find_elements. 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.
e2e_find_elements is provided by the Playwright Autopilot MCP server (kaizen-yutani/playwright-autopilot). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Playwright Autopilot, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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