gets the text content of an element
AI agents call get_element_text to retrieve information from Mcp Selenium without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves the text content of a web page element without modifying, deleting, or executing anything. It is non-destructive information retrieval. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent might extract sensitive text displayed on a page, but cannot modify data, execute code, or perform destructive actions. Low severity appropriate for passive data retrieval.
From the tool's definition Tool description states: 'gets the text content of an element' – a retrieval operation with no side effects. This is a read-only query of DOM state.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
gets the text content of an element. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Selenium MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Selenium MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_element_text: 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 Selenium. Nothing to install.
get_element_text 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_element_text 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_element_text. 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_element_text is provided by the Mcp Selenium MCP server (@angiejones/mcp-selenium). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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