Switch to a specific tab by index (1-9).
AI agents invoke browser_tab_goto 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.
This tool triggers a browser action (switching tabs) in an automated browser environment. It causes an external operation in the browser session whose effects depend on the argument (tab index). While switching tabs is not inherently destructive or financial, it constitutes a browser automation action that could expose sensitive content in other tabs or facilitate further actions, placing it in the Execute category.
From the tool's definition Switch to a specific tab by index
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access browser_tab_goto 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_tab_goto:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"browser_tab_goto": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "browser_tab_goto_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 10,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}browser_tab_goto 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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Switch to a specific tab by index (1-9). 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_tab_goto: 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_tab_goto 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_tab_goto 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_tab_goto. 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_tab_goto 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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