Generate multiple types of locators for an element
AI agents call generate-element-locators to retrieve information from MCP Appium Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool inspects a UI element and generates locator strategies (e.g., XPath, accessibility ID, class chain) for it. It is a read/query operation that retrieves element attributes and produces locator strings without modifying any state or triggering side effects.
From the tool's definition Generate multiple types of locators for an element
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access generate-element-locators gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and MCP Appium Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for generate-element-locators:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"generate-element-locators": {}
}
}generate-element-locators is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Generate multiple types of locators for an element. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MCP Appium Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MCP Appium Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for generate-element-locators: 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 Appium Server. Nothing to install.
generate-element-locators 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 generate-element-locators 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 generate-element-locators. 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.
generate-element-locators is provided by the MCP Appium Server MCP server (rahulec08/appium-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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