Type text into an input field. Provide either a ref (from snapshot) or a CSS selector. Use ref when available; otherwise use selector when snapshot doesn
AI agents invoke type_text to trigger actions in Camofox. 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 field) as part of an anti-detection browser automation system. It triggers an external operation in a live browser session, making it Execute. Misuse could include typing credentials, form data, or malicious input into any field the agent targets.
From the tool's definition Type text into an input field. Provide either a ref (from snapshot) or a CSS selector.
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 Camofox, 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 field. Provide either a ref (from snapshot) or a CSS selector. Use ref when available; otherwise use selector when snapshot doesn. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Camofox MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the Camofox 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 Camofox. 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 Camofox MCP server (redf0x1/camofox-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 47 Camofox tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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47 Camofox tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 42,500+ MCP servers.