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Automatically fills web forms using provided field data and can optionally submit the form. Use when automating form input, testing forms, or submitting structured data to websites.

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Form Filling Skill

Description

Automatically fill web forms with provided data. This skill handles various form field types and can optionally submit the form after filling.

Dependencies

  • web-scraping - Required for detecting form fields and structure

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
urlStringYes-The URL of the page containing the form
formDataMap<String, String>Yes-Key-value pairs representing field names and values
submitBooleanNofalseWhether to submit the form after filling

Return Value

Returns a SkillResult with the following data structure:

{
  "url": "string",
  "filledFields": ["field1", "field2"],
  "submitted": boolean,
  "message": "status message"
}

Usage Examples

Basic Form Filling

val result = registry.execute(
    skillId = "form-filling",
    context = context,
    params = mapOf(
        "url" to "https://example.com/contact",
        "formData" to mapOf(
            "name" to "John Doe",
            "email" to "john@example.com",
            "message" to "Hello!"
        )
    )
)

Form Filling with Submission

val result = registry.execute(
    skillId = "form-filling",
    context = context,
    params = mapOf(
        "url" to "https://example.com/signup",
        "formData" to mapOf(
            "username" to "johndoe",
            "password" to "securepass123",
            "email" to "john@example.com"
        ),
        "submit" to true
    )
)

Tool Call Specification

ToolSpec(
    domain = "skill.form",
    method = "fill",
    arguments = [
        "url: String",
        "formData: Map<String, String>",
        "submit: Boolean = false"
    ],
    returnType = "SkillResult",
    description = "Fill a web form with the provided data"
)

Error Handling

The skill returns a failure result in the following cases:

  • Missing required parameter url
  • Missing required parameter formData
  • Empty formData map
  • Form fields not found on the page

Lifecycle Hooks

onBeforeExecute

Validates that formData is not empty before execution.

validate

Checks if the required dependency skill (web-scraping) is available in the registry.

Implementation Notes

  • Supports various input types: text, email, password, textarea, select, checkbox, radio
  • Automatically handles form field detection and mapping
  • Respects CSRF tokens and hidden fields
  • Can handle multi-page forms through shared context
  • Thread-safe execution

Security Considerations

  • Never log sensitive form data (passwords, credit cards, etc.)
  • Validate form URLs to prevent CSRF attacks
  • Use HTTPS URLs for sensitive forms
  • Clear sensitive data from memory after use

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