Get text content or attribute from element using ARIA role
AI agents call browser_get_text_by_role to retrieve information from MCP Macaco Playwright without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves text content and attributes from page elements via ARIA role queries. It is a read-only operation with no side effects, no code execution, and no data modification. While it operates within browser automation (which can span multiple categories depending on the specific action), this particular function is purely extractive.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'browser_get_text_by_role' and description 'Get text content or attribute from element using ARIA role' indicate retrieval of existing data from the DOM without modification or execution of code.
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Get text content or attribute from element using ARIA role. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MCP Macaco Playwright MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MCP Macaco Playwright MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for browser_get_text_by_role: 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 MCP Macaco Playwright. Nothing to install.
browser_get_text_by_role 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_get_text_by_role 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_get_text_by_role. 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_get_text_by_role is provided by the MCP Macaco Playwright MCP server (macacoai/mcp-playwright). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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