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GET_FOCUSED_TEXT

Get the currently selected or focused text from the active application.

Parameters

This tool takes no parameters.

How to use it

You normally trigger this by describing what you want in chat — the agent selects GET_FOCUSED_TEXT automatically. For example:

Try saying
“get my screen reader”

In a workflow

As a step in a multi-step workflow DAG:

json
{
  "id": "s1",
  "agent": "screen_reader",
  "action": "GET_FOCUSED_TEXT",
  "args": {},
  "depends_on": [],
  "outputs": []
}

Direct call

For scripting, call it directly via POST /execute_tool. Every tool returns { success, message, data }.

bash
curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8000/execute_tool \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"tool_name":"GET_FOCUSED_TEXT","args":{}}'

Part of the screen_reader plugin. Browse the full Plugin & Tool Catalog or the relevant feature guide.