# Playwright Browser Type

> To type text into an editable field, enter text into inputs or textareas.

- Skill: `majiayu000/playwright-browser-type` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add majiayu000/playwright-browser-type`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/majiayu000/playwright-browser-type/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: majiayu000 (https://skillmd.com/u/majiayu000)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/majiayu000/playwright-browser-type

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## Usage
Use the MCP tool `dev-swarm.request` to send the payload as a JSON string:

```json
{"server_id":"playwright","tool_name":"browser_type","arguments":{}}
```

## Tool Description
Type text into editable element

## Arguments Schema
The schema below describes the `arguments` object in the request payload.
```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "element": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Human-readable element description used to obtain permission to interact with the element"
    },
    "ref": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Exact target element reference from the page snapshot"
    },
    "text": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Text to type into the element"
    },
    "submit": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether to submit entered text (press Enter after)"
    },
    "slowly": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether to type one character at a time. Useful for triggering key handlers in the page. By default entire text is filled in at once."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "element",
    "ref",
    "text"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}
```

## Background Tasks
If the tool returns a task id, poll the task status via the MCP request tool:

```json
{"server_id":"playwright","method":"tasks/status","params":{"task_id":"<task_id>"}}
```