Capture network request metadata + headers (no bodies). Cheap passive recorder. Actions: start, stop, getLogs, clear.
AI agents call network_capture_lite to retrieve information from OpenChrome without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool passively records network metadata and headers without capturing request/response bodies. The actions (start, stop, getLogs, clear) are monitoring/observational in nature. 'Clear' resets logs but is not destructive to any external data. The main risk is passive interception of sensitive headers (e.g., auth tokens), which warrants medium-low severity, but the tool itself only reads/observes traffic.
From the tool's definition Capture network request metadata + headers (no bodies). Cheap passive recorder. Actions: start, stop, getLogs, clear.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access network_capture_lite gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and OpenChrome, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for network_capture_lite:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"network_capture_lite": {}
}
}network_capture_lite is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Capture network request metadata + headers (no bodies). Cheap passive recorder. Actions: start, stop, getLogs, clear. It is categorised as a Read tool in the OpenChrome MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the OpenChrome MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for network_capture_lite: 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 OpenChrome. Nothing to install.
network_capture_lite 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 network_capture_lite 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 network_capture_lite. 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.
network_capture_lite is provided by the OpenChrome MCP server (shaun0927/openchrome). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 106 OpenChrome tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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106 OpenChrome tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 42,500+ MCP servers.