List recent network requests captured via CDP.
AI agents call browser.list_network_requests to retrieve information from MCP Playwright Browser without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves historical network request data for inspection purposes. It has no side effects on the system, data, or network—it merely reads and returns information already captured by the browser's DevTools Protocol. The blast radius if misused is minimal; an agent could only gain visibility into what requests were made, not modify, delete, or execute arbitrary operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_network_requests' and description 'List recent network requests captured via CDP' indicate data retrieval only.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List recent network requests captured via CDP. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MCP Playwright Browser MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MCP Playwright Browser MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for browser.list_network_requests: 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 Playwright Browser. Nothing to install.
browser.list_network_requests 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.list_network_requests 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.list_network_requests. 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.list_network_requests is provided by the MCP Playwright Browser MCP server (mhrnqaruni/mcp-playwright-browser). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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