High Risk →

crow_browser_capture_responses

Capture network responses (incl. JSON bodies) via raw CDP — the fastest way to find a site

How to control crow_browser_capture_responses ↓

What crow_browser_capture_responses does on Crow

AI agents invoke crow_browser_capture_responses to trigger actions in Crow. 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.

High Risk

Why crow_browser_capture_responses needs a policy

This tool uses Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP) to intercept and capture live network traffic including full response bodies. It actively instructs a browser engine to monitor and extract data, which constitutes executing browser-level operations with significant capability to capture sensitive data (auth tokens, API responses, credentials).

From the tool's definition Capture network responses (incl. JSON bodies) via raw CDP

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access crow_browser_capture_responses gives an agent:

How to control crow_browser_capture_responses

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Crow, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for crow_browser_capture_responses:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "crow_browser_capture_responses": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "crow_browser_capture_responses_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

crow_browser_capture_responses stays usable, but rate-capped — a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register Crow — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
RATE-LIMIT THIS TOOL →

Free to start. No card required.

Related tools and policies

Go deeper

Questions about crow_browser_capture_responses

What does the crow_browser_capture_responses tool do? +

Capture network responses (incl. JSON bodies) via raw CDP — the fastest way to find a site. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Crow MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.

How do I enforce a policy on crow_browser_capture_responses? +

Register the Crow MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for crow_browser_capture_responses: 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 Crow. Nothing to install.

What risk level is crow_browser_capture_responses? +

crow_browser_capture_responses is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.

Can I rate-limit crow_browser_capture_responses? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the crow_browser_capture_responses 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.

How do I block crow_browser_capture_responses completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for crow_browser_capture_responses. 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.

What MCP server provides crow_browser_capture_responses? +

crow_browser_capture_responses is provided by the Crow MCP server (kh0pper/crow). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every Crow tool call.

Start from Crow, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

Free to start. No card required.

576 Crow tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 43,000+ MCP servers.

// GET IN TOUCH

Have a question or want to learn more? Send us a message.

Message sent.

We'll get back to you soon.