{
  "slug": "chrome-devtools-mcp-adds-type-text-82055ee62ab0",
  "title": "chrome-devtools-mcp adds type_text",
  "tools": [
    "chrome-devtools-mcp"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-02-25T06:57:30.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-02-25T06:57:30.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "When testing keyboard input or focus changes, if the target input is already focused, call `type_text` to type with the keyboard; use `submitKey` to press a key after typing if needed.",
    "examples": [
      "type_text({\"text\":\"<text>\",\"submitKey\":\"Enter\"})"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: 0.18.0",
      "text (required): String to type.",
      "submitKey: Key to press after typing; examples: Enter, Tab, Escape.",
      "The input must already be focused.",
      "The `submitKey` parameter is optional."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "When testing keyboard input or focus changes on a page without accessibility identifiers, type into the already focused input.",
  "before": "Use the `fill` tools, which require a uid and force a focus change.",
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/releases/tag/chrome-devtools-mcp-v0.18.0",
    "https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/pull/1026",
    "https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/blob/b5d01b5fe65fa20f9b76555b86a749960a5d1738/docs/tool-reference.md",
    "https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/blob/b5d01b5fe65fa20f9b76555a5d1738/docs/tool-reference.md"
  ],
  "rank": 0.97031,
  "judge": {
    "publish": true,
    "judge_model": "codex-cli/gpt-6-luna+typesafe/jev-1.13.0",
    "prompt_version": "extract-v7+enrich-v1+judge-v2x3+jev-publish-v1"
  },
  "review_state": "approved",
  "provenance": {
    "run_id": "ghtools-20261008",
    "verdict_id": "ghtools-20261008:ghtools-20261008-210ebd676b9d5d8d-7:gate",
    "evidence_hash": "602c00b324f7e66839d16778d091c262c4ee70e978047a91d5991c04e5cd2691"
  },
  "review": {
    "draft_hash": "0a5d550456f47a19a94f004f4f66aaa5b019aa14504367029e5a322234d41333",
    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "decision": "ghtools-20261008:gate",
    "reason": "3 of 3 judge runs approved with p_yes >= 0.9 (mean 0.97 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.83 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}