Extract all links from a page.
AI agents call tool_extract_links to retrieve information from DevLens MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Extracting links from a page is a read-only operation that retrieves information. It does not modify data, execute code, delete anything, or commit financial obligations. The tool's purpose is passive information gathering, consistent with the 'Read' category for search and retrieval tasks.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'tool_extract_links' and description 'Extract all links from a page' indicate data retrieval with no modification, deletion, or execution. This is a parsing/extraction operation that reads and returns information without side effects.
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Extract all links from a page. It is categorised as a Read tool in the DevLens MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the DevLens MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for tool_extract_links: 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 DevLens MCP. Nothing to install.
tool_extract_links 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 tool_extract_links 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 tool_extract_links. 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.
tool_extract_links is provided by the DevLens MCP server (y4nn777/devlens-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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