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WebMCP & Tool-Calling Attack Surfaces: What an E-Shop Can Make an Agent Do

A browsing agent lands on a shop page. Instead of scraping buttons, it finds that the page offers its own tools: searchProducts , addToCart , applyCoupon . That is the promise of WebMCP-style tool exposure: faster, more reliable agents. It is also a new trust boundary, because now the website write…

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  1. 2026-11-08 16:18 · DEV Community — AI
    WebMCP & Tool-Calling Attack Surfaces: What an E-Shop Can Make an Agent Do

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