Get the HTML content of a webpage. Automatically handles retries and proxy if needed.
AI agents call webtool_gethtml to retrieve information from Webtools MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves HTML content from a webpage without creating, modifying, executing code against the target, deleting data, or committing financial transactions. It is a straightforward read operation with minimal blast radius—the only concern would be accessing sensitive information if credentials or private data are embedded in HTML, but the tool itself performs no destructive or risky operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'webtool_gethtml' and description 'Get the HTML content of a webpage' indicate data retrieval with no side effects. The phrase 'Get the HTML content' explicitly describes a read-only operation that queries and returns existing page data.
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Get the HTML content of a webpage. Automatically handles retries and proxy if needed. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Webtools MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Webtools MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for webtool_gethtml: 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 Webtools MCP Server. Nothing to install.
webtool_gethtml 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 webtool_gethtml 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 webtool_gethtml. 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.
webtool_gethtml is provided by the Webtools MCP Server MCP server (misterboe/webtools-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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