AI agents call get_browser_ip_address to retrieve information from Get Gather without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves the IP address associated with the browser session, which is a read-only query operation. The description is empty, reducing confidence slightly, but the name strongly suggests passive information retrieval.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_browser_ip_address' indicates retrieval of network information from the browser environment. The 'get_' prefix and absence of any modification keywords suggest data retrieval with no side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_browser_ip_address gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Get Gather, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_browser_ip_address:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_browser_ip_address": {}
}
}get_browser_ip_address is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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get_browser_ip_address. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Get Gather MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Get Gather MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_browser_ip_address: 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 Get Gather. Nothing to install.
get_browser_ip_address 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_browser_ip_address 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_browser_ip_address. 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_browser_ip_address is provided by the Get Gather MCP server (remotebrowser/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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