browser_shadow_click
Click an element inside shadow DOM.
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What browser_shadow_click does on Termux Browser Pilot
AI agents invoke browser_shadow_click 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_shadow_click is rated High
Clicking elements in a browser can trigger arbitrary web actions such as form submissions, purchases, navigation, deletions, or other irreversible operations. The shadow DOM context makes it harder to predict what is being interacted with, increasing risk. This is a browser automation Execute action with potentially high blast radius depending on what element is clicked.
From the tool's definition 'Click an element inside shadow DOM' — triggers a click action in a real browser session via automation
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The rule that runs browser_shadow_click 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_shadow_click, this is the rule to start with:
browser_shadow_click 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_shadow_click call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about browser_shadow_click
Click an element inside shadow DOM. 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_shadow_click: 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_shadow_click 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_shadow_click 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_shadow_click. 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_shadow_click 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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