# inspect_window

Inspect UI Automation elements in a window or across top-level windows.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `inspect_window`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/inspect-window

## Facts

- Tool: `inspect_window`
- Server: Mcp Control Plane (`albertik322-sudo/mcp-control-plane`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/albertik322-sudo/mcp-control-plane
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "inspect_window",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why inspect_window is rated Low

This tool performs inspection/retrieval of UI automation element data only. It does not execute code, modify windows, delete data, or move funds. While it could reveal sensitive UI information (window titles, control names, etc.), it is fundamentally a read-only query operation with low blast radius if misused by an AI agent.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states 'Inspect UI Automation elements in a window or across top-level windows.' The verb 'inspect' combined with no mention of modification, execution, deletion, or financial operations indicates this tool retrieves or queries UI element…"

## Use case

AI agents call inspect_window to retrieve information from Mcp Control Plane without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Mcp Control Plane:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "inspect_window": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Mcp Control Plane (285)

- `request_durable_task_cancel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/request-durable-task-cancel.md
- `steam_rom_manager_cli` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/steam-rom-manager-cli.md
- `steam_rom_manager_nuke` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/steam-rom-manager-nuke.md
- `steam_rom_manager_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/steam-rom-manager-remove.md
- `activate_window` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/activate-window.md
- `admin_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/admin-run.md
- `api_sentence` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/api-sentence.md
- `apply_unified_patch_remote` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/apply-unified-patch-remote.md
- `apt_maintenance` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/apt-maintenance.md
- `call_service` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/call-service.md
- `click` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/click.md
- `click_at` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/click-at.md
- `click_in_window` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/click-in-window.md
- `comfy_generate_from_asset` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/comfy-generate-from-asset.md
- `comfy_interrupt` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/comfy-interrupt.md
- `comfy_restart` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/comfy-restart.md
- `deck_exec` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/deck-exec.md
- `deck_probe` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/deck-probe.md
- `dns_test` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/dns-test.md
- `docker_compose` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/docker-compose.md
- `docker_container_action` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/docker-container-action.md
- `docker_exec` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/docker-exec.md
- `double_click` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/double-click.md
- `drag_to` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/drag-to.md
- `focus_window_win32` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/focus-window-win32.md
- `hold_key` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/hold-key.md
- `hotkey` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/hotkey.md
- `install_flatpak_emulators` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/install-flatpak-emulators.md
- `key_down` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/key-down.md
- `key_up` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane/key-up.md
- …and 255 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/mcp-control-plane.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=mcp-control-plane · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/mcp-control-plane