# Type

Types text at specified coordinates [x, y] or passing a UI element

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `Type`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/type

## Facts

- Tool: `Type`
- Server: Windows-MCP (`13888285815/windows-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/13888285815/windows-mcp
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "Type",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why Type is rated High

Typing text into UI elements is an active interaction with the operating system that can trigger actions, submit forms, enter commands, or modify application state. Since it simulates user input rather than just reading or writing data, it falls under Execute.

From the tool's own definition: "'Types text at specified coordinates [x, y] or passing a UI element' — simulates user keyboard input at arbitrary screen locations or UI elements"

## Use case

AI agents invoke Type to trigger actions in Windows-MCP. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Windows-MCP:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "Type": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "type_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Windows-MCP (17)

- `FileSystem` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/filesystem.md
- `App` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/app.md
- `Click` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/click.md
- `MultiEdit` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/multiedit.md
- `MultiSelect` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/multiselect.md
- `PowerShell` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/powershell.md
- `Scroll` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/scroll.md
- `Shortcut` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/shortcut.md
- `Wait` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/wait.md
- `Clipboard` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/clipboard.md
- `Process` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/process.md
- `Scrape` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/scrape.md
- `Screenshot` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/screenshot.md
- `Snapshot` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/snapshot.md
- `Move` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/move.md
- `Notification` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/notification.md
- `Registry` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/13888285815-windows-mcp/registry.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=13888285815-windows-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/13888285815-windows-mcp