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Overview

Each step has an action object with a required type field. The available fields depend on the action type.

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Common action fields

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
typeActionTypeYesOne of the 12 action types below
selectorSelectorDependsTarget element (required for click, input, select, hover)
valuestringDependsText value — supports {{variable}} template syntax

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Action types

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click

Click on a DOM element. 
action:
  type: click
  selector:
    tagName: button
    innerText: "Submit"
FieldRequiredDescription
selectorYesElement to click

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input

Enter text into a form field. The field is cleared before typing. 
action:
  type: input
  value: "{{email}}"
  selector:
    tagName: input
    inputType: email
FieldRequiredDescription
selectorYesInput element
valueYesText to enter (supports {{variable}} templates)

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select

Choose an option from a <select> dropdown. 
action:
  type: select
  value: "us-west-2"
  optionText: "US West (Oregon)"
  selector:
    tagName: select
    name: "region"
FieldRequiredDescription
selectorYesSelect element
valueNoOption value attribute
optionTextNoVisible option text (used when value is not set)
Navigate the browser to a URL. 
action:
  type: navigate
  url: "https://app.example.com/dashboard"
FieldRequiredDescription
urlYesDestination URL

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scroll

Scroll the page. No additional fields required — the executor scrolls the viewport. 
action:
  type: scroll

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wait

Wait for a specified condition or duration. Useful for pages that load asynchronously. 
action:
  type: wait

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hover

Hover over an element to trigger menus or tooltips. 
action:
  type: hover
  selector:
    tagName: div
    ariaLabel: "User menu"
FieldRequiredDescription
selectorYesElement to hover

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extract

Run a JavaScript expression in the page context and capture the result. 
action:
  type: extract
  script: "document.querySelector('.total').textContent"
captures:
  - name: totalAmount
    strategy: expression
    expression: "{{__extracted}}"
FieldRequiredDescription
scriptYesJavaScript to evaluate in the page
The extracted value is available as {{__extracted}} for use in captures.

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download

Download a file triggered by a click or navigation. 
action:
  type: download
  downloadPath: "./downloads/report.csv"
  selector:
    tagName: a
    innerText: "Download CSV"
FieldRequiredDescription
selectorNoElement that triggers the download
downloadPathNoLocal path to save the file

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export

Export a memory collection to a CSV or JSON file. 
action:
  type: export
  exportCollection: "products"
  exportFormat: csv
  exportPath: "./output/products.csv"
FieldRequiredDescription
exportCollectionYesName of the memory collection
exportFormatYescsv or json
exportPathYesOutput file path

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memory

Perform a memory operation (append or aggregate). This action type is a shorthand — you can also use memoryOperations on any step. 
action:
  type: memory
See Memory Operations for details.

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key

Press a keyboard key or key combination. 
action:
  type: key
  keys: "Enter"
FieldRequiredDescription
keysYesKey name in Playwright format (e.g., Enter, Tab, ArrowDown, Control+a)

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Summary table

ActionSelectorValueExtra fields
clickRequired——
inputRequiredRequired—
selectRequiredOptionaloptionText
navigate——url
scroll———
wait———
hoverRequired——
extract——script
downloadOptional—downloadPath
export——exportCollection, exportFormat, exportPath
memory———
key——keys