Get text content from an element
AI agents call get_text to retrieve information from Playwright MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool extracts and returns text from DOM elements without modifying page state, executing code, or triggering external operations. It is a pure read operation analogous to querying data. The low severity reflects minimal risk even if misused by an agent, as it cannot alter application state or access sensitive operations beyond what is already visible on the page.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_text' and description states 'Get text content from an element' — a retrieval operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get text content from an element. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Playwright MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Playwright MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_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 Playwright MCP. Nothing to install.
get_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_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_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_text is provided by the Playwright MCP server (misanthropic-ai/playwrite-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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