AI agents call get_browsing_history 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 historical browsing data without modifying or deleting it, placing it in the Read category. Severity is medium rather than low because browsing history is sensitive personal data that could reveal user behavior, preferences, and visited sites; misuse could expose privacy or be used for profiling.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_browsing_history' which retrieves browsing history data. Sibling tools include similar 'get_*' operations (get_prime_library, get_purchase_history, get_watch_history, get_watchlist) all indicating read-only data retrieval.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_browsing_history 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_browsing_history:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_browsing_history": {}
}
}get_browsing_history is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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get_browsing_history. 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_browsing_history: 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_browsing_history 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_browsing_history 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_browsing_history. 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_browsing_history 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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