Get the current mouse cursor position.
AI agents call get_mouse_position to retrieve information from macOS Control MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool reads the current mouse cursor coordinates from the system. It has no side effects, does not execute code, does not modify data, and does not trigger external operations. It is purely informational, similar to a status query. The low severity reflects that exposing cursor position data poses minimal risk even if misused by an agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_mouse_position' and description 'Get the current mouse cursor position' indicate a query operation that retrieves current state without modifying or executing external operations.
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Get the current mouse cursor position. It is categorised as a Read tool in the macOS Control MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the macOS Control MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_mouse_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 macOS Control MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_mouse_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_mouse_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_mouse_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_mouse_position is provided by the macOS Control MCP Server MCP server (lodimup/macos-control-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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