# wavexis_start_combined_trace

Start a combined trace capturing screenshots, network, and console (W8).

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `wavexis_start_combined_trace`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/wavexis-mcp/wavexis-start-combined-trace

## Facts

- Tool: `wavexis_start_combined_trace`
- Server: Wavexis (`MathiasPaulenko/wavexis-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/wavexis-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/MathiasPaulenko/wavexis-mcp
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "wavexis_start_combined_trace",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why wavexis_start_combined_trace is rated High

This tool starts a tracing/monitoring operation in a browser context, which is a triggered action that causes the browser to begin capturing data. While it does not execute user code directly, it initiates browser automation instrumentation—a form of Execute activity. The action is reversible (tracing can be stopped), so it does not rise to Destructive.

From the tool's own definition: "'Start a combined trace capturing screenshots, network, and console' — initiates browser tracing/monitoring operations that trigger external side effects (screenshot capture, network interception, console logging) whose outcomes depend on runtime state."

## Use case

AI agents invoke wavexis_start_combined_trace to trigger actions in Wavexis. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Wavexis:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "wavexis_start_combined_trace": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "wavexis_start_combined_trace_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Wavexis (194)

- `wavexis_cache_storage_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/wavexis-mcp/wavexis-cache-storage-delete.md
- `wavexis_cookies_clear` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/wavexis-mcp/wavexis-cookies-clear.md
- `wavexis_cookies_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/wavexis-mcp/wavexis-cookies-delete.md
- `wavexis_dom_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/wavexis-mcp/wavexis-dom-remove.md
- `wavexis_extension_uninstall` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/wavexis-mcp/wavexis-extension-uninstall.md
- `wavexis_indexeddb_clear` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/wavexis-mcp/wavexis-indexeddb-clear.md
- `wavexis_localstorage_clear` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/wavexis-mcp/wavexis-localstorage-clear.md
- `wavexis_localstorage_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/wavexis-mcp/wavexis-localstorage-delete.md
- `wavexis_overlay_clear` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/wavexis-mcp/wavexis-overlay-clear.md
- `wavexis_reset_permissions` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/wavexis-mcp/wavexis-reset-permissions.md
- `wavexis_sessionstorage_clear` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/wavexis-mcp/wavexis-sessionstorage-clear.md
- `wavexis_sessionstorage_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/wavexis-mcp/wavexis-sessionstorage-delete.md
- `wavexis_webauthn_remove_credential` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/wavexis-mcp/wavexis-webauthn-remove-credential.md
- `wavexis_act` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/wavexis-mcp/wavexis-act.md
- `wavexis_activate_tab` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/wavexis-mcp/wavexis-activate-tab.md
- `wavexis_animation_pause` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/wavexis-mcp/wavexis-animation-pause.md
- `wavexis_animation_play` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/wavexis-mcp/wavexis-animation-play.md
- `wavexis_animation_set_rate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/wavexis-mcp/wavexis-animation-set-rate.md
- `wavexis_back` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/wavexis-mcp/wavexis-back.md
- `wavexis_block_requests` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/wavexis-mcp/wavexis-block-requests.md
- `wavexis_bluetooth_adapter_state` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/wavexis-mcp/wavexis-bluetooth-adapter-state.md
- `wavexis_bluetooth_device_connect` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/wavexis-mcp/wavexis-bluetooth-device-connect.md
- `wavexis_bluetooth_device_disconnect` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/wavexis-mcp/wavexis-bluetooth-device-disconnect.md
- `wavexis_browser_context_create` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/wavexis-mcp/wavexis-browser-context-create.md
- `wavexis_cast_start` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/wavexis-mcp/wavexis-cast-start.md
- `wavexis_cast_stop` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/wavexis-mcp/wavexis-cast-stop.md
- `wavexis_check` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/wavexis-mcp/wavexis-check.md
- `wavexis_click` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/wavexis-mcp/wavexis-click.md
- `wavexis_crawl` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/wavexis-mcp/wavexis-crawl.md
- `wavexis_debug_pause` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/wavexis-mcp/wavexis-debug-pause.md
- …and 164 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/wavexis-mcp.md

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=wavexis-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/wavexis-mcp