# type_text

A execute tool on the Playwright MCP Server MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `type_text`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/type-text

## Facts

- Tool: `type_text`
- Server: Playwright MCP Server (`alexrwilliam/playwright-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/alexrwilliam/playwright-mcp-server
- 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_text",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why type_text is rated High

On a Playwright automation server, 'type_text' almost certainly simulates keyboard input into browser elements (forms, inputs, etc.). This is a browser action/execute-level capability that could be used to submit forms, enter credentials, trigger JavaScript events, or interact with web applications in ways whose effects depend on arguments.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'type_text' on a Playwright browser automation server that exposes 'webpage interaction, DOM manipulation' capabilities; sibling tools include 'click', 'evaluate', 'clear_text' confirming interactive browser control"

## Use case

AI agents invoke type_text to trigger actions in Playwright MCP Server. 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 Playwright MCP Server:

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

## Other tools on Playwright MCP Server (66)

- `clear_cookies` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/clear-cookies.md
- `clear_network_logs` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/clear-network-logs.md
- `clear_storage` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/clear-storage.md
- `apply_antidetect_preset` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/apply-antidetect-preset.md
- `check_checkbox` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/check-checkbox.md
- `clear_text` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/clear-text.md
- `click` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/click.md
- `evaluate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/evaluate.md
- `fill` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/fill.md
- `go_back` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/go-back.md
- `go_forward` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/go-forward.md
- `hover` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/hover.md
- `intercept_route` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/intercept-route.md
- `navigate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/navigate.md
- `press_key` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/press-key.md
- `recreate_context` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/recreate-context.md
- `reload` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/reload.md
- `restart_browser` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/restart-browser.md
- `scroll` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/scroll.md
- `select_option` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/select-option.md
- `set_extra_headers` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/set-extra-headers.md
- `set_user_agent` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/set-user-agent.md
- `set_viewport_size` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/set-viewport-size.md
- `switch_page` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/switch-page.md
- `switch_to_latest_page` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/switch-to-latest-page.md
- `uncheck_checkbox` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/uncheck-checkbox.md
- `unroute_all` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/unroute-all.md
- `upload_file` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/upload-file.md
- `wait_for_element` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/wait-for-element.md
- `wait_for_load_state` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server/wait-for-load-state.md
- …and 36 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server.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=alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/alexrwilliam-playwright-mcp-server