browser_forward
Navigate forward in browser history. Returns new URL and title.
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What browser_forward does on Termux Browser Pilot
AI agents invoke browser_forward to trigger actions in Termux Browser Pilot. 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.
Why browser_forward is rated High
This tool triggers a browser navigation action (moving forward in history), which constitutes executing a browser action with external effects. While it doesn't directly delete or write data, navigating forward can trigger page loads, form resubmissions, or other side effects depending on the history state. It falls under Execute as it controls browser behavior.
From the tool's definition Navigate forward in browser history. Returns new URL and title.
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The rule that runs browser_forward safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Termux Browser Pilot, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For browser_forward, this is the rule to start with:
browser_forward 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.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Termux Browser Pilot, apply this rule, and every browser_forward call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about browser_forward
Navigate forward in browser history. Returns new URL and title. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Termux Browser Pilot MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the Termux Browser Pilot MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for browser_forward: 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_forward 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_forward 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_forward. 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_forward 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.
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