AI agents invoke browser_evaluate to trigger actions in Camoufox. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call — builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.
The name 'browser_evaluate' combined with the server's browser automation context strongly suggests this tool executes arbitrary JavaScript in the browser. The description is empty, which lowers confidence slightly, but the naming convention is highly consistent with JS execution APIs. Misuse could allow arbitrary code execution, credential theft, or DOM manipulation, warranting high severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'browser_evaluate' strongly implies JavaScript evaluation/execution in a browser context, a common pattern in browser automation frameworks (e.g., Playwright's page.evaluate, Puppeteer's page.evaluate).
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access browser_evaluate gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Camoufox, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for browser_evaluate:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"browser_evaluate": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "browser_evaluate_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 10,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}browser_evaluate stays usable, but rate-capped — a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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browser_evaluate. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Camoufox MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the Camoufox MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for browser_evaluate: 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 Camoufox. Nothing to install.
browser_evaluate is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the browser_evaluate 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 browser_evaluate. 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.
browser_evaluate is provided by the Camoufox MCP server (rlgrpe/camoufox-mcp-python). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Camoufox, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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