Type Text
mobile_type_keysDestructive
Type text into mobile app elements and optionally submit it for automated testing and interaction on iOS and Android devices.
Instructions
Type text into the focused element
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| device | Yes | The device identifier to use. Use mobile_list_available_devices to find which devices are available to you. | |
| text | Yes | The text to type | |
| submit | Yes | Whether to submit the text. If true, the text will be submitted as if the user pressed the enter key. |
Implementation Reference
- src/server.ts:492-501 (handler)The handler function for the mobile_type_keys tool. It retrieves the appropriate Robot instance for the device, sends the text keys to the focused element, and optionally submits by pressing ENTER.
async ({ device, text, submit }) => { const robot = getRobotFromDevice(device); await robot.sendKeys(text); if (submit) { await robot.pressButton("ENTER"); } return `Typed text: ${text}`; } - src/server.ts:487-491 (schema)Zod input schema defining parameters: device (string), text (string), submit (boolean).
{ device: z.string().describe("The device identifier to use. Use mobile_list_available_devices to find which devices are available to you."), text: z.string().describe("The text to type"), submit: z.boolean().describe("Whether to submit the text. If true, the text will be submitted as if the user pressed the enter key."), }, - src/server.ts:483-502 (registration)Registration of the 'mobile_type_keys' MCP tool using the internal 'tool()' helper, including title, description, schema, and handler callback.
tool( "mobile_type_keys", "Type Text", "Type text into the focused element", { device: z.string().describe("The device identifier to use. Use mobile_list_available_devices to find which devices are available to you."), text: z.string().describe("The text to type"), submit: z.boolean().describe("Whether to submit the text. If true, the text will be submitted as if the user pressed the enter key."), }, async ({ device, text, submit }) => { const robot = getRobotFromDevice(device); await robot.sendKeys(text); if (submit) { await robot.pressButton("ENTER"); } return `Typed text: ${text}`; } );