glass_type
Types text into the focused window as individual keystrokes, triggering autocomplete and validation. Click the target field first to ensure correct focus.
Instructions
Type a string of text into the focused window. Does not focus anything itself — click the field first (glass_click_element, or glass_click), or the text goes wherever focus already was. Sent as individual keystrokes, not a paste, so per-key handlers, autocomplete and validation all run; a newline in text does not press Return, so send that as a separate glass_key. Prefer glass_set_value for a field the a11y tree exposes: it addresses the field directly and reports whether the value landed, where this types wherever the cursor already sits and cannot tell you what it hit. Optional return: "snapshot" settles the UI then folds a fresh a11y tree into the result (and refreshes the snapshot cache); "settle" waits for the UI to stop changing (text-only); omit or "none" for no observe (default).
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| text | Yes | Text to type into whatever currently has keyboard focus — this tool does not focus a field, so click or `glass_click_element` one first. Sent as synthetic key events, not pasted, so an app's per-keystroke handlers run. | |
| return | No | Optional observe folded into the result: "snapshot" (wait for the UI to settle, then fold a fresh a11y tree, also refreshing the snapshot cache), "settle" (wait for the UI to stop changing, text-only), or "none" (default). Not accepted inside a `glass_do` `type` action — use a `settle` action or the terminal `then` observe there. |