AI agents call dump_hierarchy to retrieve information from uiautomator2 MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
In uiautomator2, 'dump_hierarchy' is a well-known read operation that retrieves the current UI element tree from the Android device without modifying any state. The empty description lowers confidence, but the name and context strongly imply a non-destructive read operation.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'dump_hierarchy' suggests reading/dumping the UI hierarchy of the current screen; description is empty and uninformative, lowering confidence.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access dump_hierarchy gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and uiautomator2 MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for dump_hierarchy:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"dump_hierarchy": {}
}
}dump_hierarchy is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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dump_hierarchy. It is categorised as a Read tool in the uiautomator2 MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the uiautomator2 MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for dump_hierarchy: 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 uiautomator2 MCP Server. Nothing to install.
dump_hierarchy 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 dump_hierarchy 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 dump_hierarchy. 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.
dump_hierarchy is provided by the uiautomator2 MCP Server MCP server (tanbro/uiautomator2-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from uiautomator2 MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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