Get the HTML content of the current page. By default, all <script> tags are removed from the output unless removeScripts is explicitly set to false.
AI agents call playwright_get_visible_html to retrieve information from Playwright MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves the visible HTML structure of a webpage for inspection or analysis. While the Playwright server overall enables browser automation (which includes Execute and Write capabilities), this specific tool is limited to reading/querying the DOM state. It does not modify, delete, create data, or execute arbitrary code—it merely extracts existing page content.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Get[s] the HTML content of the current page' and explicitly notes script removal behavior. This is a retrieval operation with no data modification, creation, deletion, or code execution capabilities.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get the HTML content of the current page. By default, all <script> tags are removed from the output unless removeScripts is explicitly set to false. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Playwright MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Playwright MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for playwright_get_visible_html: 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 Playwright MCP Server. Nothing to install.
playwright_get_visible_html 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 playwright_get_visible_html 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_get_visible_html. 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_get_visible_html is provided by the Playwright MCP Server MCP server (vinothbhc1986/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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