Extract text from a specific region using OCR
AI agents call vnc_ocr_region to retrieve information from VNC MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool reads/retrieves text from a screen region using optical character recognition. It has no side effects — it only observes and returns data from the screen without modifying any state.
From the tool's definition Extract text from a specific region using OCR
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Extract text from a specific region using OCR. It is categorised as a Read tool in the VNC MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the VNC MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for vnc_ocr_region: 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 VNC MCP Server. Nothing to install.
vnc_ocr_region 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 vnc_ocr_region 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 vnc_ocr_region. 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.
vnc_ocr_region is provided by the VNC MCP Server MCP server (volkan-m/vnc-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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