chore(extension): do not complain about old extension version (#937)

extension/src/ui/connect.tsx

@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ import type { TabInfo } from './tabItem.js';
 type Status =
   | { type: 'connecting'; message: string }
   | { type: 'connected'; message: string }
-  | { type: 'error'; message: string }
-  | { type: 'error'; versionMismatch: { pwMcpVersion: string; extensionVersion: string; downloadUrl: string } };
+  | { type: 'error'; message: string };
 
 const ConnectApp: React.FC = () => {
   const [tabs, setTabs] = useState<TabInfo[]>([]);
@@ -59,23 +58,6 @@ const ConnectApp: React.FC = () => {
       return;
     }
 
-    const pwMcpVersion = params.get('pwMcpVersion');
-    const extensionVersion = chrome.runtime.getManifest().version;
-    if (pwMcpVersion !== extensionVersion) {
-      const downloadUrl = params.get('downloadUrl') || `https://github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp/releases/download/v${extensionVersion}/playwright-mcp-extension-v${extensionVersion}.zip`;
-      setShowButtons(false);
-      setShowTabList(false);
-      setStatus({
-        type: 'error',
-        versionMismatch: {
-          pwMcpVersion: pwMcpVersion || 'unknown',
-          extensionVersion,
-          downloadUrl
-        }
-      });
-      return;
-    }
-
     void connectToMCPRelay(relayUrl);
 
     // If this is a browser_navigate command, hide the tab list and show simple allow/reject
@@ -199,50 +181,11 @@ const ConnectApp: React.FC = () => {
   );
 };
 
-const VersionMismatchError: React.FC<{ pwMcpVersion: string; extensionVersion: string; downloadUrl: string }> = ({ pwMcpVersion, extensionVersion, downloadUrl }) => {
-  const readmeUrl = 'https://github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp/blob/main/extension/README.md';
-
-  const handleDownloadAndOpenExtensions = () => {
-    // Start download
-    const link = document.createElement('a');
-    link.href = downloadUrl;
-    link.download = `playwright-mcp-extension-v${extensionVersion}.zip`;
-    document.body.appendChild(link);
-    link.click();
-    document.body.removeChild(link);
-
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      chrome.tabs.query({ active: true, currentWindow: true }, tabs => {
-        if (tabs[0]?.id)
-          chrome.tabs.update(tabs[0].id, { url: 'chrome://extensions/' });
-      });
-    }, 1000); // Wait 1 second for download to initiate
-  };
-
-  return (
-    <div>
-      Incompatible Playwright MCP version: {pwMcpVersion} (extension version: {extensionVersion}).{' '}
-      <button
-        onClick={handleDownloadAndOpenExtensions}
-        className='link-button'
-      >Click here</button> to download the matching extension, then drag and drop it into the Chrome Extensions page.{' '}
-      See <a href={readmeUrl} target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>installation instructions</a> for more details.
-    </div>
-  );
-};
 
 const StatusBanner: React.FC<{ status: Status }> = ({ status }) => {
   return (
     <div className={`status-banner ${status.type}`}>
-      {'versionMismatch' in status ? (
-        <VersionMismatchError
-          pwMcpVersion={status.versionMismatch.pwMcpVersion}
-          extensionVersion={status.versionMismatch.extensionVersion}
-          downloadUrl={status.versionMismatch.downloadUrl}
-        />
-      ) : (
-        status.message
-      )}
+      {status.message}
     </div>
   );
 };