Type text into an input element identified by its @ref
AI agents invoke type_text to trigger actions in Webclaw. 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.
This tool performs a browser action (typing text into an input element in a live Chrome browser). It triggers real side effects depending on what field is targeted — e.g., typing into a search box, form, chat, or password field. This is an interactive browser execution action, not a simple read or reversible write of structured data.
From the tool's definition Type text into an input element identified by its @ref
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access type_text gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Webclaw, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for type_text:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"type_text": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "type_text_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 10,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}type_text stays usable, but rate-capped — a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Type text into an input element identified by its @ref. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Webclaw MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the Webclaw 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 Webclaw. Nothing to install.
type_text is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
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 Webclaw MCP server (kuroko1t/webclaw). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Webclaw, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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