# browser_get-value

Get value of an input element Use when native WebFetch is wrong because you need real browser automation — JS-heavy SPA scraping, login flows with cookie reuse, replay against DOM-drifted versions, AIDefence PII gating before content reaches Claude. For static HTML pages, native WebFetch is faster and free.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `browser_get-value`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/browser-get-value

## Facts

- Tool: `browser_get-value`
- Server: Ruflo (`ruvnet/ruflo`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/ruvnet/ruflo
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "browser_get-value",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why browser_get-value is rated Low

This tool retrieves data from web page input elements through browser automation. While it uses a browser engine (which could theoretically execute JavaScript), the explicit purpose is passive value extraction ('get value'). The description emphasizes use cases like scraping and reading before content delivery, with no mention of modifying state, executing commands, or side effects.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name is 'browser_get-value' and description states 'Get value of an input element'. The purpose is retrieving/querying data from browser DOM elements without modifying them."

## Use case

AI agents call browser_get-value to retrieve information from Ruflo without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Ruflo:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "browser_get-value": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Ruflo (495)

- `agent_terminate` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/agent-terminate.md
- `agentdb_batch` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/agentdb-batch.md
- `agentdb_causal-edge-delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/agentdb-causal-edge-delete.md
- `agentdb_causal-node-delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/agentdb-causal-node-delete.md
- `agentdb_hierarchical-delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/agentdb-hierarchical-delete.md
- `autopilot_reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/autopilot-reset.md
- `config_reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/config-reset.md
- `federation_wg_keyrotate` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/federation-wg-keyrotate.md
- `hooks_intelligence-reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/hooks-intelligence-reset.md
- `hooks_worker-cancel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/hooks-worker-cancel.md
- `iot_device_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/iot-device-remove.md
- `iot_device_unpair` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/iot-device-unpair.md
- `iot_firmware_rollout_rollback` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/iot-firmware-rollout-rollback.md
- `iot_fleet_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/iot-fleet-delete.md
- `iot_fleet_remove_device` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/iot-fleet-remove-device.md
- `managed_agent_terminate` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/managed-agent-terminate.md
- `memory_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/memory-delete.md
- `policy_revoke` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/policy-revoke.md
- `ruvector_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/ruvector-delete.md
- `session_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/session-delete.md
- `system_reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/system-reset.md
- `task_cancel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/task-cancel.md
- `wasm_agent_reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/wasm-agent-reset.md
- `wasm_gallery_remove_custom` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/wasm-gallery-remove-custom.md
- `workflow_cancel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/workflow-cancel.md
- `workflow_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/workflow-delete.md
- `agent_pool` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/agent-pool.md
- `agent_spawn` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/agent-spawn.md
- `agentdb_consolidate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/agentdb-consolidate.md
- `agentdb_route` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo/agentdb-route.md
- …and 465 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/ruflo.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=ruflo · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/ruflo