# browser_type

Type text into editable element

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `browser_type`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/a11y-agent-skills/browser-type

## Facts

- Tool: `browser_type`
- Server: A11y Agent Skills (`smukh/a11y-agent-skills`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/a11y-agent-skills.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/smukh/a11y-agent-skills
- 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": "browser_type",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why browser_type is rated High

Typing text into browser elements is a browser action that can trigger form submissions, search queries, authentication flows, or other side effects depending on the target element and content typed. It is an interactive browser operation, placing it in the Execute category.

From the tool's own definition: "'Type text into editable element' — triggers keyboard input actions in a live browser session, directly manipulating browser state"

## Use case

AI agents invoke browser_type to trigger actions in A11y Agent Skills. 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 A11y Agent Skills:

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

## Other tools on A11y Agent Skills (23)

- `browser_click` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/a11y-agent-skills/browser-click.md
- `browser_drag` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/a11y-agent-skills/browser-drag.md
- `browser_fill_form` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/a11y-agent-skills/browser-fill-form.md
- `browser_hover` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/a11y-agent-skills/browser-hover.md
- `browser_navigate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/a11y-agent-skills/browser-navigate.md
- `browser_press_key` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/a11y-agent-skills/browser-press-key.md
- `browser_select_option` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/a11y-agent-skills/browser-select-option.md
- `browser_set_checked` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/a11y-agent-skills/browser-set-checked.md
- `run_keyboard_journey` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/a11y-agent-skills/run-keyboard-journey.md
- `scan_page` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/a11y-agent-skills/scan-page.md
- `verify_repair` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/a11y-agent-skills/verify-repair.md
- `browser_expect_list_visible` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a11y-agent-skills/browser-expect-list-visible.md
- `browser_snapshot` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a11y-agent-skills/browser-snapshot.md
- `get_rule_help` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a11y-agent-skills/get-rule-help.md
- `scan_html` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a11y-agent-skills/scan-html.md
- `browser_expect_title` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a11y-agent-skills/browser-expect-title.md
- `browser_expect_url` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a11y-agent-skills/browser-expect-url.md
- `browser_expect_value` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a11y-agent-skills/browser-expect-value.md
- `browser_expect_visible` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a11y-agent-skills/browser-expect-visible.md
- `browser_expect_visible_text` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a11y-agent-skills/browser-expect-visible-text.md
- `compare_reports` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a11y-agent-skills/compare-reports.md
- `refuse_to_perform` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a11y-agent-skills/refuse-to-perform.md
- `report_result` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a11y-agent-skills/report-result.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=a11y-agent-skills · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/a11y-agent-skills