List files in the browser download directory (~/.tbp/downloads/).
AI agents call browser_downloads to retrieve information from Termux Browser Pilot without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool only queries and lists files in a directory, which is a passive data retrieval operation with no side effects. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute anything. The blast radius is minimal since an AI agent could only enumerate downloaded files, potentially learning what files have been downloaded but unable to cause harm through the tool itself.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it "List files in the browser download directory" - a read-only operation that retrieves information about existing downloads without modification, deletion, or execution.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access browser_downloads gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Termux Browser Pilot, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for browser_downloads:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"browser_downloads": {}
}
}browser_downloads is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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List files in the browser download directory (~/.tbp/downloads/). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Termux Browser Pilot MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Termux Browser Pilot MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for browser_downloads: 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 Termux Browser Pilot. Nothing to install.
browser_downloads 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 browser_downloads 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_downloads. 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_downloads is provided by the Termux Browser Pilot MCP server (salviz/termux-browser-pilot). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Termux Browser Pilot, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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