Retrieve a previously recorded video file and return its content.
AI agents call browser_video_get to retrieve information from Playwright MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and returns recorded video content without side effects. It performs a query/fetch operation on existing data, which is characteristic of Read category tools. There is no code execution, data modification, deletion, or financial impact. The low severity reflects that retrieving video files poses minimal risk of unintended harmful consequences.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'browser_video_get' and description 'Retrieve a previously recorded video file and return its content' indicate a read-only operation that fetches existing data without modification or execution.
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Retrieve a previously recorded video file and return its content. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Playwright MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Playwright MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for browser_video_get: 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 MCP. Nothing to install.
browser_video_get 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 browser_video_get 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 browser_video_get. 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.
browser_video_get is provided by the Playwright MCP server (lewisvoncken/playwright-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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