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send_mouse_click

MOUSE INTERACTION: Click at specific screen coordinates to interact with buttons, links, and UI elements. Use with inspect_viewport to find clickable elements and their positions. Essential for testing UI interactions.

How to control send_mouse_click ↓

What send_mouse_click does on Scenic MCP

AI agents invoke send_mouse_click to trigger actions in Scenic MCP. 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.

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Why send_mouse_click needs a policy

This tool executes a mouse click action at specified screen coordinates in a running application. It triggers external UI interactions whose effects depend on what element is at those coordinates — could submit forms, trigger navigation, activate controls, etc. The effects are context-dependent and driven by arguments, placing it firmly in the Execute category.

From the tool's definition 'Click at specific screen coordinates to interact with buttons, links, and UI elements' and 'Essential for testing UI interactions'

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access send_mouse_click gives an agent:

How to control send_mouse_click

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Scenic MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for send_mouse_click:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "send_mouse_click": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "send_mouse_click_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

send_mouse_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.

  1. Create a free account and register Scenic MCP — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about send_mouse_click

What does the send_mouse_click tool do? +

MOUSE INTERACTION: Click at specific screen coordinates to interact with buttons, links, and UI elements. Use with inspect_viewport to find clickable elements and their positions. Essential for testing UI interactions. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Scenic MCP MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.

How do I enforce a policy on send_mouse_click? +

Register the Scenic MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for send_mouse_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 Scenic MCP. Nothing to install.

What risk level is send_mouse_click? +

send_mouse_click is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.

Can I rate-limit send_mouse_click? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the send_mouse_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.

How do I block send_mouse_click completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for send_mouse_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.

What MCP server provides send_mouse_click? +

send_mouse_click is provided by the Scenic MCP server (scenic-contrib/scenic_mcp_experimental). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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