Add a timestamped annotation/marker to the current video recording
AI agents use playwright_add_video_annotation to create or update resources in RunAutomation MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your RunAutomation MCP Server environment.
This tool modifies video recording metadata by appending annotations, which is a Write operation (creates new data). It does not execute arbitrary code, delete data, move money, or perform destructive actions. The blast radius is minimal since annotations are metadata additions that can be removed or overwritten.
From the tool's definition Tool adds/creates a timestamped annotation to an existing video recording. The name contains 'add' and the description explicitly states 'Add a timestamped annotation/marker', which is a reversible creation of metadata.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access playwright_add_video_annotation gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and RunAutomation MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for playwright_add_video_annotation:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"playwright_add_video_annotation": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "playwright_add_video_annotation_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
} playwright_add_video_annotation stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Add a timestamped annotation/marker to the current video recording. It is categorised as a Write tool in the RunAutomation MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the RunAutomation MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for playwright_add_video_annotation: 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 RunAutomation MCP Server. Nothing to install.
playwright_add_video_annotation is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the playwright_add_video_annotation 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 playwright_add_video_annotation. 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.
playwright_add_video_annotation is provided by the RunAutomation MCP Server MCP server (tayyabakmal1/runautomation-mcpserver). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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