AI agents call get_text to retrieve information from Selenium without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool retrieves visible text content from a DOM element without modifying, executing code on, or destructively affecting the browsed page. It is purely informational and comparable to a query or fetch operation.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_text' and description states it 'Get[s] the visible inner text of an element.' This is a retrieval operation with no side effects on the browser state or underlying data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get the visible inner text of an element. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Selenium MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Selenium MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_text: 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 Selenium. Nothing to install.
get_text 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 get_text 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 get_text. 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.
get_text is provided by the Selenium MCP server (scv-consultants/selenium-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Every MCP server has a record like this.
Type a name, get the same breakdown: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, capabilities, recommended policy.
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