Annotate all interactive elements (buttons, links, inputs, etc.) on the current page with colored boxes and index numbers. Returns a list of elements with their coordinates and properties.
AI agents call playwright_annotate to retrieve information from Playwright MCP Server for Security without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool reads and inspects the current page's DOM to identify and annotate interactive elements, returning metadata about them. It does not modify any data, execute scripts, or trigger external operations. It is a pure read/inspection operation on the current browser page state.
From the tool's definition Annotate all interactive elements...Returns a list of elements with their coordinates and properties
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Annotate all interactive elements (buttons, links, inputs, etc.) on the current page with colored boxes and index numbers. Returns a list of elements with their coordinates and properties. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Playwright MCP Server for Security MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Playwright MCP Server for Security MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for playwright_annotate: 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 Server for Security. Nothing to install.
playwright_annotate 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 playwright_annotate 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 playwright_annotate. 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.
playwright_annotate is provided by the Playwright MCP Server for Security MCP server (o0x1024/mcp-playwright-security). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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