find_element

find_element

Server MCP Selenium WebDriver nixon-suarez/mcp-selenium-webdriver
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What find_element does on MCP Selenium WebDriver

AI agents call find_element to retrieve information from MCP Selenium WebDriver without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why find_element needs a policy

Based on the tool name 'find_element', this is almost certainly a DOM element lookup operation standard in Selenium — it queries the page for an element matching a selector without causing side effects. The sibling tools (click_element, execute_script) are separate, suggesting find_element is purely a read/query operation. Confidence is moderate due to the empty description.

From the tool's definition Tool name is 'find_element' on a Selenium WebDriver MCP server; description is empty and uninformative.

Questions about find_element

What does the find_element tool do? +

find_element. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MCP Selenium WebDriver MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on find_element? +

Register the MCP Selenium WebDriver MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for find_element: 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 WebDriver. Nothing to install.

What risk level is find_element? +

find_element is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit find_element? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the find_element 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.

How do I block find_element completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for find_element. 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.

What MCP server provides find_element? +

find_element is provided by the MCP Selenium WebDriver MCP server (nixon-suarez/mcp-selenium-webdriver). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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