browser_type
Enter text into web page elements during browser automation by specifying the target element and text content.
Instructions
Type text into an element
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| element | Yes | Human-readable element description | |
| ref | Yes | Exact target element reference from page snapshot | |
| text | Yes | Text to type into the element |
Implementation Reference
- src/server.ts:253-267 (handler)The handler function that executes the browser_type tool. It ensures the browser and page are ready, then types the provided text into the current page using Playwright's keyboard.type method, and returns a success message.
private async handleType(element: string, ref: string, text: string) { await this.ensureBrowser(); // Simple type implementation await this.browserState.page!.keyboard.type(text); return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: `Typed "${text}" into ${element}`, }, ], }; } - src/server.ts:101-121 (schema)The schema definition for the browser_type tool, including name, description, and input schema specifying element, ref, and text parameters.
name: 'browser_type', description: 'Type text into an element', inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: { element: { type: 'string', description: 'Human-readable element description', }, ref: { type: 'string', description: 'Exact target element reference from page snapshot', }, text: { type: 'string', description: 'Text to type into the element', }, }, required: ['element', 'ref', 'text'], }, }, - src/server.ts:166-168 (registration)The switch case registration that dispatches calls to the browser_type tool to the handleType handler function.
case 'browser_type': return await this.handleType(args?.element as string, args?.ref as string, args?.text as string); - src/server.ts:57-149 (registration)The tool list registration in the ListToolsRequestSchema handler that includes the browser_type tool in the available tools list.
server.setRequestHandler(ListToolsRequestSchema, async () => { return { tools: [ { name: 'browser_navigate', description: 'Navigate to a URL', inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: { url: { type: 'string', description: 'The URL to navigate to', }, }, required: ['url'], }, }, { name: 'browser_snapshot', description: 'Capture accessibility snapshot of the current page', inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: {}, }, }, { name: 'browser_click', description: 'Click on an element', inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: { element: { type: 'string', description: 'Human-readable element description', }, ref: { type: 'string', description: 'Exact target element reference from page snapshot', }, }, required: ['element', 'ref'], }, }, { name: 'browser_type', description: 'Type text into an element', inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: { element: { type: 'string', description: 'Human-readable element description', }, ref: { type: 'string', description: 'Exact target element reference from page snapshot', }, text: { type: 'string', description: 'Text to type into the element', }, }, required: ['element', 'ref', 'text'], }, }, { name: 'browser_take_screenshot', description: 'Take a screenshot of the current page', inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: { filename: { type: 'string', description: 'File name to save the screenshot to', }, fullPage: { type: 'boolean', description: 'Take screenshot of full page', }, }, }, }, { name: 'browser_close', description: 'Close the browser', inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: {}, }, }, ] as Tool[], }; });