Gets the current X and Y coordinates of the mouse cursor.
AI agents call get_position to retrieve information from PyMCPAutoGUI without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool simply queries and returns the current mouse cursor coordinates. It performs no actions, does not modify state, does not execute commands, and does not delete or create anything. It is a pure information retrieval operation with no capacity for misuse beyond potentially informing subsequent GUI actions. The blast radius is minimal as the tool itself cannot cause harm—it only observes a system state.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_position' and description 'Gets the current X and Y coordinates of the mouse cursor' indicate a read-only query operation that retrieves positional data without any side effects or state modification.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_position gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and PyMCPAutoGUI, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_position:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_position": {}
}
}get_position is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Gets the current X and Y coordinates of the mouse cursor. It is categorised as a Read tool in the PyMCPAutoGUI MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the PyMCPAutoGUI MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_position: 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 PyMCPAutoGUI. Nothing to install.
get_position 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 get_position 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 get_position. 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.
get_position is provided by the PyMCPAutoGUI MCP server (kitfactory/pymcpautogui). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from PyMCPAutoGUI, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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