Get the current page content with interactive element refs without performing any action.
AI agents call get_page_content to retrieve information from WebControl without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries page content (HTML, accessibility tree, interactive element references) without modifying, deleting, executing, or causing side effects. It is a read-only operation with minimal security risk—the main concern would be information disclosure of page content, which is already visible to the agent navigating the page.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get the current page content...without performing any action.' The name 'get_page_content' and verb 'Get' indicate data retrieval only.
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Get the current page content with interactive element refs without performing any action. It is categorised as a Read tool in the WebControl MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the WebControl MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_page_content: 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 WebControl. Nothing to install.
get_page_content 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_page_content 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_page_content. 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_page_content is provided by the WebControl MCP server (matansht/webcontrol). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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