opensteer input

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Syntax

opensteer input [element] <text> [options]
opensteer input <text> [options]

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Arguments

• element: Element index from snapshot (optional)
• text: Text to input (required)

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Options

• --session <id>: Session ID to use
• --element <N>: Target element by index number
• --selector <css>: Target element by CSS selector
• --description <text>: Target element by description
• --text <text>: Alternative way to specify input text

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Examples

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Input Text by Element Index

# First get a snapshot to see element indices
opensteer snapshot --session agent-a

# Input text into element at index 2
opensteer input 2 "hello@example.com" --session agent-a

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Input Text with —element Flag

opensteer input "hello@example.com" --element 2 --session agent-a

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Input Text by CSS Selector

opensteer input "username123" --selector "input#username" --session agent-a

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Input Text by Description

opensteer input "password123" --description "password field" --session agent-a

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Using —text Flag

opensteer input --element 2 --text "hello@example.com" --session agent-a

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Multi-line Input

opensteer input 5 "Line 1
Line 2
Line 3" --session agent-a

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Response

{
  "ok": true
}

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Argument Parsing

# Element first, then text
opensteer input 12 "text"

# Text first, then element
opensteer input "text" --element 12

# Text only (with --selector or --description)
opensteer input "text" --selector "input#email"

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Related Commands

• type <text>: Type text into currently focused element
• press <key>: Press a keyboard key

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Element Targeting

1. By Index: Use the element number from a snapshot result
2. By Selector: Use a CSS selector to target the element
3. By Description: Use a human-readable description (leverages selector caching)