Type text at the current cursor position using clipboard paste. Supports full Unicode including CJK characters and emoji. Temporarily replaces clipboard contents. Non-text clipboard content (images, files) will be lost permanently. If secure input is active (e.g. password fields), returns a note ...
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AI agents may call type_text to permanently remove or destroy resources in Mac Use. Without a policy, an autonomous agent could delete critical data in a loop with no way to undo the damage. PolicyLayer blocks destructive tools by default and requires explicit human approval before enabling them.
Without a policy, an AI agent could call type_text in a loop, permanently destroying resources in Mac Use. There is no undo for destructive operations. PolicyLayer blocks this tool by default and only allows it when a human explicitly approves the action.
Destructive tools permanently remove data. Block by default. Only enable with explicit approval workflows.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"hide": [
"type_text"
]
}See the full Mac Use policy for all 17 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access type_text gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other destructive tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: deny by default, or require human approval.
Type text at the current cursor position using clipboard paste. Supports full Unicode including CJK characters and emoji. Temporarily replaces clipboard contents. Non-text clipboard content (images, files) will be lost permanently. If secure input is active (e.g. password fields), returns a note suggesting clipboard_write + press_key(. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Mac Use MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Mac Use MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for type_text: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Mac Use. Nothing to install.
type_text is a Destructive tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the type_text rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for type_text. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
type_text is provided by the Mac Use MCP server (mac-use-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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