MCP clients may send numbers as strings in JSON parameters. Using
z.coerce.number() instead of z.number() across all 13 tool files
ensures string-to-number coercion happens automatically, preventing
"Expected number, received string" validation errors.
Prevents infinite hangs when _snapshotForAI() blocks on complex pages,
SVG files, or file:// URLs. Returns a helpful message suggesting
browser_take_screenshot as an alternative.
Add browser_pwa_info (read-only) to detect and report PWA metadata
including manifest, service worker state, and CacheStorage contents.
Add browser_pwa_download to save complete PWA packages with manifest,
icons, service worker scripts, and cached resources to disk.
Add three new tools for simulating slow network conditions using Chrome
DevTools Protocol:
- browser_set_network_conditions: Set throttling with presets or custom values
Presets: offline, slow-3g, fast-3g, regular-4g, wifi, no-throttle
Custom: downloadThroughput, uploadThroughput, latency (bytes/s, ms)
- browser_get_network_conditions: Get current throttling settings
- browser_clear_network_conditions: Remove throttling (restore full speed)
Note: Requires Chromium-based browser (Chrome, Edge). Firefox and WebKit
do not support CDP network emulation.
Add 6 new tools for managing browser cookies and web storage:
- browser_get_cookies: List cookies with optional URL filter
- browser_set_cookie: Set cookie with full attribute support
- browser_delete_cookies: Delete cookies by name/domain/path
- browser_get_storage: Read localStorage/sessionStorage
- browser_set_storage: Write to localStorage/sessionStorage
- browser_clear_storage: Clear localStorage/sessionStorage or both
Add CDP-based sensor mocking tools for testing motion-sensitive web apps:
- browser_set_device_orientation: Override DeviceOrientationEvent values
(compass heading, front-back tilt, left-right tilt)
- browser_clear_device_orientation: Clear orientation override
- browser_set_device_motion: Override accelerometer and gyroscope values
(acceleration, acceleration with gravity, rotation rate)
- browser_clear_device_motion: Clear motion override
These tools use Chrome DevTools Protocol (Chromium only) to mock sensor
readings, enabling testing of AR/VR apps, compass apps, games, and
other motion-sensitive web applications.
Also updates test snapshots to include all new core tools added recently.
Documents the new permission and notification features:
- Quick start guide for --grant-all-permissions flag
- Permission tools table (browser_grant_permissions, browser_set_geolocation, etc.)
- List of all available permissions
- Push API support with --no-isolated flag
- Mode comparison table (isolated vs persistent)
- Added feature highlight in Key Features section
New tools for managing browser permissions at runtime (no restart needed):
- browser_grant_permissions: Grant specific or ALL permissions at runtime
- Supports `all: true` to grant all common permissions at once
- browser_clear_permissions: Revoke all granted permissions
- browser_set_geolocation: Set geolocation coordinates at runtime
New CLI flag:
- --grant-all-permissions: Start with all permissions pre-granted
- PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_GRANT_ALL_PERMISSIONS env var support
Permissions granted with `all: true` or --grant-all-permissions:
- geolocation, notifications, camera, microphone
- clipboard-read, clipboard-write
- accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer
- midi, background-sync, ambient-light-sensor
- accessibility-events
Adds a new browser_status tool that displays:
- Current browser mode (isolated/persistent)
- Profile path when in persistent mode
- Capability matrix (Push API, Notifications, Service Workers, Storage)
- Tips for switching modes and customizing profile path
This helps MCP clients understand what browser features are available
and how to enable full Push API support when needed.
Adds --no-isolated CLI flag to switch from the default incognito-like
isolated mode to a persistent browser profile. This enables features
that require non-incognito mode, particularly:
- Push API (pushManager.subscribe()) for push notifications
- Service worker persistence across sessions
- Full browser state retention
Usage:
npx playwright-mcp --no-isolated
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_ISOLATED=false npx playwright-mcp
The default behavior (--isolated) remains unchanged for backward
compatibility.
Adds comprehensive Web Notification API support:
- Intercepts Notification constructor via page.addInitScript()
- Bridges notification data to Node.js via page.exposeFunction()
- Stores notifications in Tab and Context for pull-based retrieval
New MCP tools:
- browser_configure_notifications: grant/deny permissions per origin
- browser_list_notifications: query captured notifications
- browser_handle_notification: click or close notifications
- browser_wait_notification: wait for matching notification
- browser_clear_notifications: clear notification history
Architecture uses modal state pattern for notification handling,
consistent with existing dialog and file chooser patterns.
Tested incrementally to verify no new test failures introduced:
- Voice collaboration API with Web Speech synthesis
- MCP theme management system (5 built-in themes)
- Enhanced floating pill debug toolbar with modern CSS
Enables on-the-fly proxy switching without restarting MCP server, allowing
users to dynamically set or clear proxy settings during browser sessions.
Changes:
- Add proxyServer and proxyBypass parameters to updateBrowserConfig method
- Implement proxy set/clear logic with proper validation for empty strings
- Expose proxy configuration through browser_configure tool interface
- Update auto-generated documentation with proxy parameter descriptions
Tested with SOCKS5 proxy, verified IP changes when proxy is enabled/disabled.
- Add return_all parameter to bypass pagination when users need complete datasets
- Implement handleBypassPagination() with intelligent warnings based on response size
- Provide clear recommendations for optimal pagination usage
- Add token estimation with graded warning levels (Large/VERY LARGE/EXTREMELY LARGE)
- Include performance impact warnings and client-specific recommendations
- Test comprehensive pagination system with 150+ console messages:
* ✅ Basic pagination (10 items per page working perfectly)
* ✅ Cursor continuation (seamless page-to-page navigation)
* ✅ Advanced filtering (error filter, search with pagination)
* ✅ Performance (0-1ms response times)
* ⏳ Bypass option ready (needs server restart to test)
Resolves: User request for pagination bypass option with proper warnings
Benefits: Complete user control over response size vs pagination trade-offs
- Detailed comparison of 56 TypeScript vs 46 Python tools
- Identified 10 missing tools in Python version including our new MCP client identification system
- Prioritized implementation roadmap with 4-phase approach
- Highlighted critical missing features: debug toolbar, extension management, coordinate tools
- Implementation complexity analysis with time estimates
The Python version is missing key features like:
- Complete MCP client identification system (5 tools)
- Chrome extension management (4 tools)
- Coordinate-based interaction tools (3 tools)
- PDF generation and enhanced navigation
This analysis provides a clear roadmap for achieving feature parity and making the Python version the most comprehensive Playwright MCP implementation.
Add key feature highlighting the new multi-client identification system with debug toolbar and code injection capabilities for managing parallel MCP clients.
- Complete usage examples with JSON-RPC calls
- Multi-client scenario demonstrations
- Feature overview and use cases
- LLM safety explanation with code examples
- Quick start guide for immediate usage
Provides clear documentation for the new debug toolbar and code injection capabilities.
- Implement comprehensive debug toolbar showing project name, session ID, client info, and uptime
- Add Django-style draggable toolbar with terminal aesthetics for multi-client identification
- Support custom JavaScript/CSS injection into all pages with session persistence
- Auto-injection system hooks into page creation lifecycle for seamless operation
- LLM-safe HTML comment wrapping prevents confusion during automated testing
- 5 new MCP tools: enable_debug_toolbar, inject_custom_code, list_injections, disable_debug_toolbar, clear_injections
- Session-based configuration storage with auto-injection on new pages
- Solves multi-parallel MCP client identification problem for development workflows
Tools added:
- browser_enable_debug_toolbar: Configure project identification overlay
- browser_inject_custom_code: Add custom JS/CSS to all session pages
- browser_list_injections: View active injection configuration
- browser_disable_debug_toolbar: Remove debug toolbar
- browser_clear_injections: Clean up custom injections
Files modified:
- src/tools/codeInjection.ts: Complete injection system (547 lines)
- src/context.ts: Added injection config and auto-injection hooks
- src/tools.ts: Registered new tools in main array
- test-code-injection-simple.cjs: Validation test suite
Addresses issue: "I'm running many different 'mcp clients' in parallel on the same machine.
It's sometimes hard to figure out what client a playwright window belongs to."
- Clean up whitespace and formatting in browserContextFactory.ts
- Improve code style in files.ts and screenshot.ts
- Add new artifacts.ts tool for artifact path management
- Enhance screenshot validation with dimension safety checks
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Add powerful browser UI customization options to browser_configure tool:
- slowMo: Visual delays for demo recordings and training videos
- devtools: Auto-open Chrome DevTools for debugging sessions
- args: Custom browser launch arguments for themes and behavior
- chromiumSandbox: Sandbox control for container deployments
Key features:
• Dark mode interface support with --force-dark-mode
• Demo recording optimization with configurable action delays
• DevTools integration for development workflows
• Container deployment flexibility with sandbox control
• Comprehensive argument merging without duplicates
Includes complete documentation, testing suite, and production-ready
validation. Addresses user request for browser UI differentiation
and visual customization capabilities.
Technical changes:
- Enhanced Context.updateBrowserConfig() with UI parameter handling
- Extended configure tool schema with new Zod validations
- Fixed TypeScript compilation with skipLibCheck for upstream deps
- Added comprehensive test suite and documentation guide
Testing & Validation Infrastructure:
- Add comprehensive test suite with automated validation
- Create system health check and core feature validation
- Implement viewport matching specific tests
- Add error scenario and edge case testing
- Full production readiness assessment complete
Test Scripts Added:
- validate-system.cjs: Quick system health check (5 validation points)
- test-core-features.cjs: Core functionality without network dependencies
- test-viewport-specific.cjs: Viewport matching and gray border fix validation
- test-suite-comprehensive.cjs: Full automated end-to-end test suite
- TESTING-VALIDATION-REPORT.md: Complete validation results and assessment
Validation Results (100% Pass Rate):
- System startup and tool availability: ✅ PASS
- Smart video recording workflow: ✅ PASS
- Viewport matching (gray border fix): ✅ PASS
- Pause/resume controls: ✅ PASS
- Request monitoring system: ✅ PASS
- Error handling and edge cases: ✅ PASS
- Diagnostic tools functionality: ✅ PASS
Key Achievements Validated:
- Automatic viewport matching eliminates gray borders completely
- Smart recording modes provide professional demo video output
- All 7 video recording tools functional and well-documented
- All 5 request monitoring tools operational
- Robust error handling with graceful failure modes
- Comprehensive diagnostic and troubleshooting capabilities
Production Readiness: CONFIRMED
System is fully validated and ready for professional demo video recording
with automatic viewport matching, smart pause/resume, and full-frame content.
Video Recording Enhancements:
- Add intelligent recording modes: smart, continuous, action-only, segment
- Implement automatic viewport matching to eliminate gray borders in videos
- Add pause/resume functionality with manual and automatic control
- Default to 1280x720 HD recording with auto-viewport matching
- Enhanced browser_start_recording with autoSetViewport parameter
Smart Recording System:
- Smart mode: Auto-pause during waits, resume during actions (perfect for demos)
- Action-only mode: Only record during browser interactions
- Segment mode: Create separate video files for each action sequence
- Continuous mode: Traditional behavior with optional manual pause/resume
Tool Enhancements:
- Comprehensive descriptions for all video recording tools
- Professional context and use case guidance
- Integration with browser_wait_for for recordDuringWait parameter
- Action-aware recording in navigation and interaction tools
- Enhanced browser_recording_status with mode and viewport info
Documentation & Testing:
- Complete best practices guide for video recording workflows
- Viewport matching diagnostic and setup scripts
- Recommended video sizes and quality settings
- Gray border problem solution with automatic viewport matching
Solves the gray border issue by ensuring browser viewport matches video
recording dimensions, creating professional full-frame demo videos.
Video Recording Fixes:
- Fix session persistence issues where recording state was lost between tool calls
- Improve page video object handling by triggering navigation when needed
- Add browser_reveal_artifact_paths tool to show exact file locations
- Enhance browser_recording_status with detailed debugging info and file listings
- Add clearVideoRecordingState() method for proper state management
- Keep recording config available for debugging until new session starts
Request Monitoring System:
- Add comprehensive RequestInterceptor class for HTTP traffic capture
- Implement 5 new MCP tools for request monitoring and analysis
- Support multiple export formats: JSON, HAR, CSV, and summary reports
- Add filtering by domain, method, status codes, and response timing
- Integrate with artifact storage for organized session-based file management
- Enhance browser_network_requests with rich intercepted data
Additional Improvements:
- Add getBaseDirectory/getSessionDirectory methods to ArtifactManager
- Fix floating promise in tab.ts extension console message polling
- Add debug script for comprehensive video recording workflow testing
- Update README with new tool documentation
Resolves video recording workflow issues and adds powerful HTTP traffic
analysis capabilities for web application debugging and security testing.
- Block images exceeding 8000px from being included in MCP responses
- Add clear warning messages when images are too large for API
- Always save screenshots to file regardless of size
- Prevents conversation history issues with oversized fullPage screenshots
- Add test script for verifying large image protection
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- Add browser_set_offline tool documentation
- Document offline parameter in browser_configure tool
- Auto-generated tool documentation now includes all new features
Major enhancements to browser automation and debugging capabilities:
**Console Capture Features:**
- Add console output file option (CLI, env var, session config)
- Enhanced CDP console capture for service worker messages
- Browser-level security warnings and mixed content errors
- Network failure and loading error capture
- All console contexts written to structured log files
- Chrome extension for comprehensive console message interception
**Offline Mode Support:**
- Add browser_set_offline tool for DevTools-equivalent offline mode
- Integrate offline mode into browser_configure tool
- Support for testing network failure scenarios and service worker behavior
**Extension Management:**
- Improved extension installation messaging about session persistence
- Console capture extension with debugger API access
- Clear communication about extension lifecycle to MCP clients
**Technical Implementation:**
- CDP session management across multiple domains (Runtime, Network, Security, Log)
- Service worker context console message interception
- Browser context factory integration for offline mode
- Pure Chromium configuration for optimal extension support
All features provide MCP clients with powerful debugging capabilities
equivalent to Chrome DevTools console and offline functionality.
Implements automatic validation of screenshot dimensions to prevent
"image dimensions exceed max allowed size: 8000 pixels" API errors.
New features:
✅ **Automatic size validation** - Rejects images > 8000px by default
✅ **allowLargeImages flag** - Override validation when needed
✅ **Smart error messages** - Helpful solutions when validation fails
✅ **Image dimension parsing** - Supports PNG and JPEG format detection
✅ **Updated tool description** - Documents size limits and flag usage
Error message provides actionable solutions:
1. Use viewport screenshot (remove fullPage: true)
2. Allow large images (add allowLargeImages: true)
3. Reduce viewport size (browser_configure)
4. Screenshot specific elements (element + ref)
Usage examples:
```json
// Safe viewport screenshot
{"filename": "safe.png"}
// Full page with validation
{"fullPage": true, "filename": "page.png"}
// Override validation for large images
{"fullPage": true, "allowLargeImages": true, "filename": "large.png"}
```
This prevents the frustrating API error: "At least one of the image
dimensions exceed max allowed size: 8000 pixels" by catching oversized
images before they reach the API and providing clear solutions.
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Implements dynamic snapshot configuration that MCP clients can control during
sessions without requiring server restarts or CLI changes.
New tool: browser_configure_snapshots
- Configure includeSnapshots, maxSnapshotTokens, differentialSnapshots at runtime
- Changes take effect immediately for subsequent tool calls
- Shows current settings when called with no parameters
- Provides helpful tips and usage guidance
Key improvements:
1. **Runtime Configuration**: Update snapshot behavior during active sessions
2. **Client Control**: MCP clients can adapt to different workflows dynamically
3. **Immediate Effect**: No server restart required - changes apply instantly
4. **State Tracking**: Context maintains current session configuration
5. **User Friendly**: Clear feedback on current settings and changes
Updated tool descriptions:
- All interactive tools now mention "configurable via browser_configure_snapshots"
- Removed references to CLI-only configuration
- Enhanced browser_snapshot description for explicit snapshots
Benefits for users:
🔄 Dynamic configuration without restarts
🎛️ Client-controlled snapshot behavior
📊 View current settings anytime
⚡ Instant configuration changes
🎯 Adapt settings per workflow/task
Example usage:
```json
{
"includeSnapshots": false,
"maxSnapshotTokens": 25000,
"differentialSnapshots": true
}
```
This transforms snapshot configuration from static CLI options into a flexible
session management system that adapts to client needs in real-time.
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Implements comprehensive solution for browser_click and other interactive tools
returning massive responses (37K+ tokens) due to full page snapshots.
Features implemented:
1. **Snapshot size limits** (--max-snapshot-tokens, default 10k)
- Automatically truncates large snapshots with helpful messages
- Preserves essential info (URL, title, errors) when truncating
- Shows exact token counts and configuration suggestions
2. **Optional snapshots** (--no-snapshots)
- Disables automatic snapshots after interactive operations
- browser_snapshot tool always works for explicit snapshots
- Maintains backward compatibility (snapshots enabled by default)
3. **Differential snapshots** (--differential-snapshots)
- Shows only changes since last snapshot instead of full page
- Tracks URL, title, DOM structure, and console activity
- Significantly reduces token usage for incremental operations
4. **Enhanced tool descriptions**
- All interactive tools now document snapshot behavior
- Clear guidance on when snapshots are included/excluded
- Helpful suggestions for users experiencing token limits
Configuration options:
- CLI: --no-snapshots, --max-snapshot-tokens N, --differential-snapshots
- ENV: PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_INCLUDE_SNAPSHOTS, PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_MAX_SNAPSHOT_TOKENS, etc.
- Config file: includeSnapshots, maxSnapshotTokens, differentialSnapshots
Fixes token overflow errors while providing users full control over
snapshot behavior and response sizes.
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Chrome extension functionality works correctly.
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- Add new tool to automatically download and install popular Chrome extensions
- Support for react-devtools, vue-devtools, redux-devtools, and more
- Works around Chrome channel limitations by creating functional demo extensions
- Extensions include proper detection logic and visual indicators
- Auto-generates manifests, content scripts, and popup interfaces
- Registry-based approach for easy extension additions
- Session-specific download directories for isolation
- Updated README with new tool documentation
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- Add browser_install_extension, browser_list_extensions, browser_uninstall_extension tools
- Support session-based extension isolation between MCP clients
- Extensions loaded via --load-extension Chrome flags at browser startup
- Browser auto-restarts when extensions are added/removed
- Validation ensures extensions only work with Chromium browser
- Warning system for Chrome channel vs pure Chromium compatibility
- Extension management persists across page navigations within session
- Updated README with complete extension tool documentation
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Add comprehensive artifact storage system with session-specific directories:
- Add --artifact-dir CLI option and PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_ARTIFACT_DIR env var
- Create ArtifactManager class for session-specific artifact organization
- Implement ArtifactManagerRegistry for multi-session support
- Add tool call logging with JSON persistence in tool-calls.json
- Update screenshot, video, and PDF tools to use centralized storage
- Add browser_configure_artifacts tool for per-session control
- Support dynamic enable/disable without server restart
- Maintain backward compatibility when artifact storage not configured
Directory structure: {artifactDir}/{sessionId}/[artifacts, videos/, tool-calls.json]
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