Gets a network request by an optional reqid, if omitted returns the currently selected request in the DevTools Network panel.
AI agents call get_network_request to retrieve information from Opera DevTools MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries network request data from the DevTools Network panel without modifying, executing, or deleting anything. It is purely informational—inspecting HTTP requests, responses, and metadata. The blast radius of misuse is minimal; an agent could only read sensitive data that was already transmitted (which DevTools already displays), not create new requests or modify behavior.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_network_request' and description 'Gets a network request' indicate data retrieval with no side effects. The action is passive inspection of network traffic already captured in DevTools.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Gets a network request by an optional reqid, if omitted returns the currently selected request in the DevTools Network panel. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Opera DevTools MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Opera DevTools MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_network_request: 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 Opera DevTools MCP. Nothing to install.
get_network_request 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_network_request 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_network_request. 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_network_request is provided by the Opera DevTools MCP server (operasoftware/opera-devtools-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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