chore: mark v0.0.41 (#1099)

Reverts microsoft/playwright-mcp#1085

.github/workflows/publish-canary.yml

@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-name: Publish Canary
-on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '0 8 * * *'
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  publish-canary:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-      id-token: write # Needed for npm provenance
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 18
-          registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
-
-      - name: Get current date
-        id: date
-        run: echo "date=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Get current version
-        id: version
-        run: echo "version=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Set canary version
-        id: canary-version
-        run: echo "version=${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}-alpha-${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Update package.json version
-        run: |
-          npm version ${{ steps.canary-version.outputs.version }} --no-git-tag-version
-
-      - run: npm ci
-      - run: npx playwright install --with-deps
-      - run: npm run lint
-      - run: npm run ctest
-
-      - name: Publish to npm with next tag
-        run: npm publish --tag next --provenance
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Reset package.json version
-        run: git checkout -- package.json

.github/workflows/publish.yml

@@ -1,35 +1,82 @@
 name: Publish
 on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 8 * * *'
   release:
     types: [published]
+
 jobs:
-  publish-npm:
+  publish-canary-npm:
+    if: github.event.schedule || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      id-token: write # Needed for npm provenance
+      id-token: write  # Required for OIDC npm publishing
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v5
         with:
-          node-version: 18
+          node-version: 20
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
+      # Ensure npm 11.5.1 or later is installed (for OIDC npm publishing)
+      - name: Update npm
+        run: npm install -g npm@latest
+
+      - name: Get current date
+        id: date
+        run: echo "date=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Get current version
+        id: version
+        run: echo "version=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Set canary version
+        id: canary-version
+        run: echo "version=${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}-alpha-${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Update package.json version
+        run: |
+          npm version ${{ steps.canary-version.outputs.version }} --no-git-tag-version
+
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npx playwright install --with-deps
       - run: npm run lint
       - run: npm run ctest
-      - run: npm publish --provenance
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 
-  publish-docker:
+      - name: Publish to npm with next tag
+        run: npm publish --tag next
+
+  publish-release-npm:
+    if: github.event_name == 'release'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      id-token: write  # Required for OIDC npm publishing
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v5
+        with:
+          node-version: 20
+          registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
+      # Ensure npm 11.5.1 or later is installed (for OIDC npm publishing)
+      - name: Update npm
+        run: npm install -g npm@latest
+      - run: npm ci
+      - run: npx playwright install --with-deps
+      - run: npm run lint
+      - run: npm run ctest
+      - run: npm publish
+
+  publish-release-docker:
+    if: github.event_name == 'release'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
       id-token: write # Needed for OIDC login to Azure
     environment: allow-publishing-docker-to-acr
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Set up QEMU # Needed for multi-platform builds (e.g., arm64 on amd64 runner)
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx # Needed for multi-platform builds
@@ -68,13 +115,14 @@ jobs:
             attach_eol_manifest $tag
           done
 
-  package-extension:
+  package-release-extension:
+    if: github.event_name == 'release'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: write # Needed to upload release assets
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v5
         with:
           node-version: 20
           cache: 'npm'

README.md

@@ -180,6 +180,10 @@ Playwright MCP server supports following arguments. They can be provided in the
 
 ```
 > npx @playwright/mcp@latest --help
+  --allowed-hosts <hosts...>            comma-separated list of hosts this
+                                        server is allowed to serve from.
+                                        Defaults to the host the server is bound
+                                        to. Pass '*' to disable the host check.
   --allowed-origins <origins>           semicolon-separated list of origins to
                                         allow the browser to request. Default is
                                         to allow all.
@@ -217,6 +221,11 @@ Playwright MCP server supports following arguments. They can be provided in the
                                         localhost. Use 0.0.0.0 to bind to all
                                         interfaces.
   --ignore-https-errors                 ignore https errors
+  --init-script <path...>               path to JavaScript file to add as an
+                                        initialization script. The script will
+                                        be evaluated in every page before any of
+                                        the page's scripts. Can be specified
+                                        multiple times.
   --isolated                            keep the browser profile in memory, do
                                         not save it to disk.
   --image-responses <mode>              whether to send image responses to the
@@ -236,8 +245,13 @@ Playwright MCP server supports following arguments. They can be provided in the
                                         session into the output directory.
   --save-trace                          Whether to save the Playwright Trace of
                                         the session into the output directory.
+  --save-video <size>                   Whether to save the video of the session
+                                        into the output directory. For example
+                                        "--save-video=800x600"
   --secrets <path>                      path to a file containing secrets in the
                                         dotenv format
+  --shared-browser-context              reuse the same browser context between
+                                        all connected HTTP clients.
   --storage-state <path>                path to the storage state file for
                                         isolated sessions.
   --timeout-action <timeout>            specify action timeout in milliseconds,
@@ -249,7 +263,7 @@ Playwright MCP server supports following arguments. They can be provided in the
                                         specified, a temporary directory will be
                                         created.
   --viewport-size <size>                specify browser viewport size in pixels,
-                                        for example "1280, 720"
+                                        for example "1280x720"
 ```
 
 <!--- End of options generated section -->
@@ -420,6 +434,19 @@ And then in MCP client config, set the `url` to the HTTP endpoint:
 }
 ```
 
+Or If you prefer to run the container as a long-lived service instead of letting the MCP client spawn it, use:
+
+```
+docker run -d -i --rm --init --pull=always \
+  --entrypoint node \
+  --name playwright \
+  -p 8931:8931 \
+  mcr.microsoft.com/playwright/mcp \
+  cli.js --headless --browser chromium --no-sandbox --port 8931
+```
+
+The server will listen on host port **8931** and can be reached by any MCP client.  
+
 You can build the Docker image yourself.
 
 ```
@@ -482,7 +509,8 @@ http.createServer(async (req, res) => {
 - **browser_console_messages**
   - Title: Get console messages
   - Description: Returns all console messages
-  - Parameters: None
+  - Parameters:
+    - `onlyErrors` (boolean, optional): Only return error messages
   - Read-only: **true**
 
 <!-- NOTE: This has been generated via update-readme.js -->

config.d.ts

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import type * as playwright from 'playwright';
 
-export type ToolCapability = 'core' | 'core-tabs' | 'core-install' | 'vision' | 'pdf' | 'verify';
+export type ToolCapability = 'core' | 'core-tabs' | 'core-install' | 'vision' | 'pdf' | 'testing' | 'tracing';
 
 export type Config = {
   /**
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ export type Config = {
      * Remote endpoint to connect to an existing Playwright server.
      */
     remoteEndpoint?: string;
+
+    /**
+     * Paths to JavaScript files to add as initialization scripts.
+     * The scripts will be evaluated in every page before any of the page's scripts.
+     */
+    initScript?: string[];
   },
 
   server?: {
@@ -80,6 +86,12 @@ export type Config = {
      * The host to bind the server to. Default is localhost. Use 0.0.0.0 to bind to all interfaces.
      */
     host?: string;
+
+    /**
+     * The hosts this server is allowed to serve from. Defaults to the host server is bound to.
+     * This is not for CORS, but rather for the DNS rebinding protection.
+     */
+    allowedHosts?: string[];
   },
 
   /**
@@ -100,6 +112,19 @@ export type Config = {
    */
   saveTrace?: boolean;
 
+  /**
+   * If specified, saves the Playwright video of the session into the output directory.
+   */
+  saveVideo?: {
+    width: number;
+    height: number;
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Reuse the same browser context between all connected HTTP clients.
+   */
+  sharedBrowserContext?: boolean;
+
   /**
    * Secrets are used to prevent LLM from getting sensitive data while
    * automating scenarios such as authentication.
@@ -141,3 +166,4 @@ export type Config = {
    */
   imageResponses?: 'allow' | 'omit';
 };
+

extension/manifest.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "manifest_version": 3,
   "name": "Playwright MCP Bridge",
-  "version": "0.0.38",
+  "version": "0.0.41",
   "description": "Share browser tabs with Playwright MCP server",
   "key": "MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEA9nMS2b0WCohjVHPGb8D9qAdkbIngDqoAjTeSccHJijgcONejge+OJxOQOMLu7b0ovt1c9BiEJa5JcpM+EHFVGL1vluBxK71zmBy1m2f9vZF3HG0LSCp7YRkum9rAIEthDwbkxx6XTvpmAY5rjFa/NON6b9Hlbo+8peUSkoOK7HTwYnnI36asZ9eUTiveIf+DMPLojW2UX33vDWG2UKvMVDewzclb4+uLxAYshY7Mx8we/b44xu+Anb/EBLKjOPk9Yh541xJ5Ozc8EiP/5yxOp9c/lRiYUHaRW+4r0HKZyFt0eZ52ti2iM4Nfk7jRXR7an3JPsUIf5deC/1cVM/+1ZQIDAQAB",
   "permissions": [

extension/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@playwright/mcp-extension",
-  "version": "0.0.38",
+  "version": "0.0.41",
   "description": "Playwright MCP Browser Extension",
   "private": true,
   "repository": {

extension/src/ui/authToken.css

@@ -68,3 +68,75 @@
 .auth-token-refresh:not(:disabled):hover {
   background-color: var(--color-btn-selected-bg);
 }
+
+.auth-token-example-section {
+  margin-top: 16px;
+}
+
+.auth-token-example-toggle {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 8px;
+  background: none;
+  border: none;
+  padding: 8px 0;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  color: #656d76;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  outline: none;
+  text-align: left;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+.auth-token-example-toggle:hover {
+  color: #1f2328;
+}
+
+.auth-token-chevron {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  transform: rotate(-90deg);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.auth-token-chevron.expanded {
+  transform: rotate(0deg);
+}
+
+.auth-token-chevron svg {
+  width: 12px;
+  height: 12px;
+}
+
+.auth-token-chevron .octicon {
+  margin: 0px;
+}
+
+.auth-token-example-content {
+  margin-top: 12px;
+  padding: 12px 0;
+}
+
+.auth-token-example-description {
+  font-size: 12px;
+  color: #656d76;
+  margin-bottom: 12px;
+}
+
+.auth-token-example-config {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  gap: 8px;
+  background-color: #ffffff;
+  padding: 12px;
+}
+
+.auth-token-example-code {
+  font-family: 'SFMono-Regular', Consolas, 'Liberation Mono', Menlo, monospace;
+  font-size: 11px;
+  color: #1f2328;
+  white-space: pre;
+  flex: 1;
+  line-height: 1.4;
+}

extension/src/ui/authToken.tsx

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import './authToken.css';
 
 export const AuthTokenSection: React.FC<{}> = ({}) => {
   const [authToken, setAuthToken] = useState<string>(getOrCreateAuthToken);
+  const [isExampleExpanded, setIsExampleExpanded] = useState<boolean>(false);
 
   const onRegenerateToken = useCallback(() => {
     const newToken = generateAuthToken();
@@ -28,20 +29,69 @@ export const AuthTokenSection: React.FC<{}> = ({}) => {
     setAuthToken(newToken);
   }, []);
 
+  const toggleExample = useCallback(() => {
+    setIsExampleExpanded(!isExampleExpanded);
+  }, [isExampleExpanded]);
+
   return (
     <div className='auth-token-section'>
       <div className='auth-token-description'>
         Set this environment variable to bypass the connection dialog:
       </div>
       <div className='auth-token-container'>
-        <code className='auth-token-code'>PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_EXTENSION_TOKEN={authToken}</code>
+        <code className='auth-token-code'>{authTokenCode(authToken)}</code>
         <button className='auth-token-refresh' title='Generate new token' aria-label='Generate new token'onClick={onRegenerateToken}>{icons.refresh()}</button>
-        <CopyToClipboard value={authToken} />
+        <CopyToClipboard value={authTokenCode(authToken)} />
+      </div>
+
+      <div className='auth-token-example-section'>
+        <button
+          className='auth-token-example-toggle'
+          onClick={toggleExample}
+          aria-expanded={isExampleExpanded}
+          title={isExampleExpanded ? 'Hide example config' : 'Show example config'}
+        >
+          <span className={`auth-token-chevron ${isExampleExpanded ? 'expanded' : ''}`}>
+            {icons.chevronDown()}
+          </span>
+          Example MCP server configuration
+        </button>
+
+        {isExampleExpanded && (
+          <div className='auth-token-example-content'>
+            <div className='auth-token-example-description'>
+              Add this configuration to your MCP client (e.g., VS Code) to connect to the Playwright MCP Bridge:
+            </div>
+            <div className='auth-token-example-config'>
+              <code className='auth-token-example-code'>{exampleConfig(authToken)}</code>
+              <CopyToClipboard value={exampleConfig(authToken)} />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        )}
       </div>
     </div>
   );
 };
 
+function authTokenCode(authToken: string) {
+  return `PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_EXTENSION_TOKEN=${authToken}`;
+}
+
+function exampleConfig(authToken: string) {
+  return `{
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "playwright": {
+      "command": "npx",
+      "args": ["@playwright/mcp@latest", "--extension"],
+      "env": {
+        "PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_EXTENSION_TOKEN":
+          "${authToken}"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}`;
+}
+
 function generateAuthToken(): string {
   // Generate a cryptographically secure random token
   const array = new Uint8Array(32);

extension/src/ui/icons.tsx

@@ -41,3 +41,9 @@ export const refresh = () => {
     <path d="M1.705 8.005a.75.75 0 0 1 .834.656 5.5 5.5 0 0 0 9.592 2.97l-1.204-1.204a.25.25 0 0 1 .177-.427h3.646a.25.25 0 0 1 .25.25v3.646a.25.25 0 0 1-.427.177l-1.38-1.38A7.002 7.002 0 0 1 1.05 8.84a.75.75 0 0 1 .656-.834ZM8 2.5a5.487 5.487 0 0 0-4.131 1.869l1.204 1.204A.25.25 0 0 1 4.896 6H1.25A.25.25 0 0 1 1 5.75V2.104a.25.25 0 0 1 .427-.177l1.38 1.38A7.002 7.002 0 0 1 14.95 7.16a.75.75 0 0 1-1.49.178A5.5 5.5 0 0 0 8 2.5Z"></path>
   </svg>;
 };
+
+export const chevronDown = () => {
+  return <svg className='octicon' viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" aria-hidden='true'>
+    <path d="M12.78 5.22a.749.749 0 0 1 0 1.06l-4.25 4.25a.749.749 0 0 1-1.06 0L3.22 6.28a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06-1.06L8 8.939l3.72-3.719a.749.749 0 0 1 1.06 0Z"></path>
+  </svg>;
+};

package-lock.json

@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 {
   "name": "@playwright/mcp",
-  "version": "0.0.38",
+  "version": "0.0.41",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@playwright/mcp",
-      "version": "0.0.38",
+      "version": "0.0.41",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "playwright": "1.56.0-alpha-2025-09-18",
-        "playwright-core": "1.56.0-alpha-2025-09-18"
+        "playwright": "1.56.0-alpha-2025-10-01",
+        "playwright-core": "1.56.0-alpha-2025-10-01"
       },
       "bin": {
         "mcp-server-playwright": "cli.js"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.17.5",
-        "@playwright/test": "1.56.0-alpha-2025-09-18",
+        "@playwright/test": "1.56.0-alpha-2025-10-01",
         "@types/node": "^24.3.0",
         "zod-to-json-schema": "^3.24.6"
       },
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/@playwright/test": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@playwright/test/-/test-1.56.0-alpha-2025-10-01.tgz",
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "playwright": "1.56.0-alpha-2025-09-18"
+        "playwright": "1.56.0-alpha-2025-10-01"
       },
       "bin": {
         "playwright": "cli.js"
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "accepts": "^2.0.0",
         "body-parser": "^2.2.0",
@@ -825,12 +826,12 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/playwright": {
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+      "version": "1.56.0-alpha-2025-10-01",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright/-/playwright-1.56.0-alpha-2025-10-01.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-fB26N0+NZyITpUIKBlJjA3CoFqBfNlhns/6urmK50nY6DgaHptCfKSJJLDhd37nsjQJ1ysV4n6WXSL8ifaEK6g==",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "playwright-core": "1.56.0-alpha-2025-09-18"
+        "playwright-core": "1.56.0-alpha-2025-10-01"
       },
       "bin": {
         "playwright": "cli.js"
@@ -843,9 +844,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/playwright-core": {
-      "version": "1.56.0-alpha-2025-09-18",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.56.0-alpha-2025-09-18.tgz",
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+      "version": "1.56.0-alpha-2025-10-01",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.56.0-alpha-2025-10-01.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/n6Wa2cksUAj+thJhZpR1PvnK0E3WHhNBMTxr1G6XgdhhvUdX7y4Y6aU9FaJPa5S0P8tcX3jyBXLCYIv/pYlJA==",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "bin": {
         "playwright-core": "cli.js"
@@ -1228,6 +1229,7 @@
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
       "funding": {
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/colinhacks"
       }

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@playwright/mcp",
-  "version": "0.0.38",
+  "version": "0.0.41",
   "description": "Playwright Tools for MCP",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@
     "ftest": "playwright test --project=firefox",
     "wtest": "playwright test --project=webkit",
     "dtest": "MCP_IN_DOCKER=1 playwright test --project=chromium-docker",
-    "npm-publish": "npm run clean && npm run test && npm publish"
+    "npm-publish": "npm run clean && npm run test && npm publish",
+    "copy-config": "cp ../playwright/packages/playwright/src/mcp/config.d.ts . && perl -pi -e \"s|import type \\* as playwright from 'playwright-core';|import type * as playwright from 'playwright';|\" ./config.d.ts",
+    "roll": "npm run copy-config && npm run lint"
   },
   "exports": {
     "./package.json": "./package.json",
@@ -33,15 +35,15 @@
     }
   },
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-    "playwright-core": "1.56.0-alpha-2025-09-18"
+    "playwright": "1.56.0-alpha-2025-10-01",
+    "playwright-core": "1.56.0-alpha-2025-10-01"
   },
   "bin": {
     "mcp-server-playwright": "cli.js"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.17.5",
-    "@playwright/test": "1.56.0-alpha-2025-09-18",
+    "@playwright/test": "1.56.0-alpha-2025-10-01",
     "@types/node": "^24.3.0",
     "zod-to-json-schema": "^3.24.6"
   }