Initial plan

.mcp/server.json

@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
     "source": "github"
   },
   "websiteUrl": "https://github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp",
-  "version": "0.0.53",
+  "version": "0.0.52",
   "packages": [
     {
       "registryType": "npm",
       "identifier": "@playwright/mcp",
-      "version": "0.0.53",
+      "version": "0.0.52",
       "transport": {
         "type": "stdio"
       }

extension/manifest.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "manifest_version": 3,
   "name": "Playwright MCP Bridge",
-  "version": "0.0.53",
+  "version": "0.0.52",
   "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-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@playwright/mcp-extension",
-  "version": "0.0.53",
+  "version": "0.0.52",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@playwright/mcp-extension",
-      "version": "0.0.53",
+      "version": "0.0.52",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/chrome": "^0.0.315",

extension/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@playwright/mcp-extension",
-  "version": "0.0.53",
+  "version": "0.0.52",
   "description": "Playwright MCP Browser Extension",
   "private": true,
   "repository": {

extension/tests/extension.spec.ts

@@ -88,6 +88,28 @@ const test = base.extend<TestFixtures>({
   }
 });
 
+async function startAndCallConnectTool(browserWithExtension: BrowserWithExtension, startClient: StartClient): Promise<Client> {
+  const { client } = await startClient({
+    args: [`--connect-tool`],
+    config: {
+      browser: {
+        userDataDir: browserWithExtension.userDataDir,
+      }
+    },
+  });
+
+  expect(await client.callTool({
+    name: 'browser_connect',
+    arguments: {
+      name: 'extension'
+    }
+  })).toHaveResponse({
+    result: 'Successfully changed connection method.',
+  });
+
+  return client;
+}
+
 async function startWithExtensionFlag(browserWithExtension: BrowserWithExtension, startClient: StartClient): Promise<Client> {
   const { client } = await startClient({
     args: [`--extension`],
@@ -115,137 +137,144 @@ const testWithOldExtensionVersion = test.extend({
   },
 });
 
-test(`navigate with extension`, async ({ browserWithExtension, startClient, server }) => {
+for (const [mode, startClientMethod] of [
-  const browserContext = await browserWithExtension.launch();
+  ['connect-tool', startAndCallConnectTool],
+  ['extension-flag', startWithExtensionFlag],
+] as const) {
 
-  const client = await startWithExtensionFlag(browserWithExtension, startClient);
+  test(`navigate with extension (${mode})`, async ({ browserWithExtension, startClient, server }) => {
+    const browserContext = await browserWithExtension.launch();
 
-  const confirmationPagePromise = browserContext.waitForEvent('page', page => {
+    const client = await startClientMethod(browserWithExtension, startClient);
-    return page.url().startsWith('chrome-extension://jakfalbnbhgkpmoaakfflhflbfpkailf/connect.html');
+
+    const confirmationPagePromise = browserContext.waitForEvent('page', page => {
+      return page.url().startsWith('chrome-extension://jakfalbnbhgkpmoaakfflhflbfpkailf/connect.html');
+    });
+
+    const navigateResponse = client.callTool({
+      name: 'browser_navigate',
+      arguments: { url: server.HELLO_WORLD },
+    });
+
+    const selectorPage = await confirmationPagePromise;
+    // For browser_navigate command, the UI shows Allow/Reject buttons instead of tab selector
+    await selectorPage.getByRole('button', { name: 'Allow' }).click();
+
+    expect(await navigateResponse).toHaveResponse({
+      pageState: expect.stringContaining(`- generic [active] [ref=e1]: Hello, world!`),
+    });
   });
 
-  const navigateResponse = client.callTool({
+  test(`snapshot of an existing page (${mode})`, async ({ browserWithExtension, startClient, server }) => {
-    name: 'browser_navigate',
+    const browserContext = await browserWithExtension.launch();
-    arguments: { url: server.HELLO_WORLD },
+
+    const page = await browserContext.newPage();
+    await page.goto(server.HELLO_WORLD);
+
+    // Another empty page.
+    await browserContext.newPage();
+    expect(browserContext.pages()).toHaveLength(3);
+
+    const client = await startClientMethod(browserWithExtension, startClient);
+    expect(browserContext.pages()).toHaveLength(3);
+
+    const confirmationPagePromise = browserContext.waitForEvent('page', page => {
+      return page.url().startsWith('chrome-extension://jakfalbnbhgkpmoaakfflhflbfpkailf/connect.html');
+    });
+
+    const navigateResponse = client.callTool({
+      name: 'browser_snapshot',
+      arguments: { },
+    });
+
+    const selectorPage = await confirmationPagePromise;
+    expect(browserContext.pages()).toHaveLength(4);
+
+    await selectorPage.locator('.tab-item', { hasText: 'Title' }).getByRole('button', { name: 'Connect' }).click();
+
+    expect(await navigateResponse).toHaveResponse({
+      pageState: expect.stringContaining(`- generic [active] [ref=e1]: Hello, world!`),
+    });
+
+    expect(browserContext.pages()).toHaveLength(4);
   });
 
-  const selectorPage = await confirmationPagePromise;
+  test(`extension not installed timeout (${mode})`, async ({ browserWithExtension, startClient, server, useShortConnectionTimeout }) => {
-  // For browser_navigate command, the UI shows Allow/Reject buttons instead of tab selector
+    useShortConnectionTimeout(100);
-  await selectorPage.getByRole('button', { name: 'Allow' }).click();
 
-  expect(await navigateResponse).toHaveResponse({
+    const browserContext = await browserWithExtension.launch();
-    pageState: expect.stringContaining(`- generic [active] [ref=e1]: Hello, world!`),
-  });
-});
 
-test(`snapshot of an existing page`, async ({ browserWithExtension, startClient, server }) => {
+    const client = await startClientMethod(browserWithExtension, startClient);
-  const browserContext = await browserWithExtension.launch();
 
-  const page = await browserContext.newPage();
+    const confirmationPagePromise = browserContext.waitForEvent('page', page => {
-  await page.goto(server.HELLO_WORLD);
+      return page.url().startsWith('chrome-extension://jakfalbnbhgkpmoaakfflhflbfpkailf/connect.html');
+    });
 
-  // Another empty page.
+    expect(await client.callTool({
-  await browserContext.newPage();
+      name: 'browser_navigate',
-  expect(browserContext.pages()).toHaveLength(3);
+      arguments: { url: server.HELLO_WORLD },
+    })).toHaveResponse({
+      result: expect.stringContaining('Extension connection timeout. Make sure the "Playwright MCP Bridge" extension is installed.'),
+      isError: true,
+    });
 
-  const client = await startWithExtensionFlag(browserWithExtension, startClient);
+    await confirmationPagePromise;
-  expect(browserContext.pages()).toHaveLength(3);
-
-  const confirmationPagePromise = browserContext.waitForEvent('page', page => {
-    return page.url().startsWith('chrome-extension://jakfalbnbhgkpmoaakfflhflbfpkailf/connect.html');
   });
 
-  const navigateResponse = client.callTool({
+  testWithOldExtensionVersion(`works with old extension version (${mode})`, async ({ browserWithExtension, startClient, server, useShortConnectionTimeout }) => {
-    name: 'browser_snapshot',
+    useShortConnectionTimeout(500);
-    arguments: { },
+
+    // Prelaunch the browser, so that it is properly closed after the test.
+    const browserContext = await browserWithExtension.launch();
+
+    const client = await startClientMethod(browserWithExtension, startClient);
+
+    const confirmationPagePromise = browserContext.waitForEvent('page', page => {
+      return page.url().startsWith('chrome-extension://jakfalbnbhgkpmoaakfflhflbfpkailf/connect.html');
+    });
+
+    const navigateResponse = client.callTool({
+      name: 'browser_navigate',
+      arguments: { url: server.HELLO_WORLD },
+    });
+
+    const selectorPage = await confirmationPagePromise;
+    // For browser_navigate command, the UI shows Allow/Reject buttons instead of tab selector
+    await selectorPage.getByRole('button', { name: 'Allow' }).click();
+
+    expect(await navigateResponse).toHaveResponse({
+      pageState: expect.stringContaining(`- generic [active] [ref=e1]: Hello, world!`),
+    });
   });
 
-  const selectorPage = await confirmationPagePromise;
+  test(`extension needs update (${mode})`, async ({ browserWithExtension, startClient, server, useShortConnectionTimeout, overrideProtocolVersion }) => {
-  expect(browserContext.pages()).toHaveLength(4);
+    useShortConnectionTimeout(500);
+    overrideProtocolVersion(1000);
 
-  await selectorPage.locator('.tab-item', { hasText: 'Title' }).getByRole('button', { name: 'Connect' }).click();
+    // Prelaunch the browser, so that it is properly closed after the test.
+    const browserContext = await browserWithExtension.launch();
 
-  expect(await navigateResponse).toHaveResponse({
+    const client = await startClientMethod(browserWithExtension, startClient);
-    pageState: expect.stringContaining(`- generic [active] [ref=e1]: Hello, world!`),
+
+    const confirmationPagePromise = browserContext.waitForEvent('page', page => {
+      return page.url().startsWith('chrome-extension://jakfalbnbhgkpmoaakfflhflbfpkailf/connect.html');
+    });
+
+    const navigateResponse = client.callTool({
+      name: 'browser_navigate',
+      arguments: { url: server.HELLO_WORLD },
+    });
+
+    const confirmationPage = await confirmationPagePromise;
+    await expect(confirmationPage.locator('.status-banner')).toContainText(`Playwright MCP version trying to connect requires newer extension version`);
+
+    expect(await navigateResponse).toHaveResponse({
+      result: expect.stringContaining('Extension connection timeout.'),
+      isError: true,
+    });
   });
 
-  expect(browserContext.pages()).toHaveLength(4);
+}
-});
-
-test(`extension not installed timeout`, async ({ browserWithExtension, startClient, server, useShortConnectionTimeout }) => {
-  useShortConnectionTimeout(100);
-
-  const browserContext = await browserWithExtension.launch();
-
-  const client = await startWithExtensionFlag(browserWithExtension, startClient);
-
-  const confirmationPagePromise = browserContext.waitForEvent('page', page => {
-    return page.url().startsWith('chrome-extension://jakfalbnbhgkpmoaakfflhflbfpkailf/connect.html');
-  });
-
-  expect(await client.callTool({
-    name: 'browser_navigate',
-    arguments: { url: server.HELLO_WORLD },
-  })).toHaveResponse({
-    result: expect.stringContaining('Extension connection timeout. Make sure the "Playwright MCP Bridge" extension is installed.'),
-    isError: true,
-  });
-
-  await confirmationPagePromise;
-});
-
-testWithOldExtensionVersion(`works with old extension version`, async ({ browserWithExtension, startClient, server, useShortConnectionTimeout }) => {
-  useShortConnectionTimeout(500);
-
-  // Prelaunch the browser, so that it is properly closed after the test.
-  const browserContext = await browserWithExtension.launch();
-
-  const client = await startWithExtensionFlag(browserWithExtension, startClient);
-
-  const confirmationPagePromise = browserContext.waitForEvent('page', page => {
-    return page.url().startsWith('chrome-extension://jakfalbnbhgkpmoaakfflhflbfpkailf/connect.html');
-  });
-
-  const navigateResponse = client.callTool({
-    name: 'browser_navigate',
-    arguments: { url: server.HELLO_WORLD },
-  });
-
-  const selectorPage = await confirmationPagePromise;
-  // For browser_navigate command, the UI shows Allow/Reject buttons instead of tab selector
-  await selectorPage.getByRole('button', { name: 'Allow' }).click();
-
-  expect(await navigateResponse).toHaveResponse({
-    pageState: expect.stringContaining(`- generic [active] [ref=e1]: Hello, world!`),
-  });
-});
-
-test(`extension needs update`, async ({ browserWithExtension, startClient, server, useShortConnectionTimeout, overrideProtocolVersion }) => {
-  useShortConnectionTimeout(500);
-  overrideProtocolVersion(1000);
-
-  // Prelaunch the browser, so that it is properly closed after the test.
-  const browserContext = await browserWithExtension.launch();
-
-  const client = await startWithExtensionFlag(browserWithExtension, startClient);
-
-  const confirmationPagePromise = browserContext.waitForEvent('page', page => {
-    return page.url().startsWith('chrome-extension://jakfalbnbhgkpmoaakfflhflbfpkailf/connect.html');
-  });
-
-  const navigateResponse = client.callTool({
-    name: 'browser_navigate',
-    arguments: { url: server.HELLO_WORLD },
-  });
-
-  const confirmationPage = await confirmationPagePromise;
-  await expect(confirmationPage.locator('.status-banner')).toContainText(`Playwright MCP version trying to connect requires newer extension version`);
-
-  expect(await navigateResponse).toHaveResponse({
-    result: expect.stringContaining('Extension connection timeout.'),
-    isError: true,
-  });
-});
 
 test(`custom executablePath`, async ({ startClient, server, useShortConnectionTimeout }) => {
   useShortConnectionTimeout(1000);
@@ -302,4 +331,6 @@ test(`bypass connection dialog with token`, async ({ browserWithExtension, start
   expect(await navigateResponse).toHaveResponse({
     pageState: expect.stringContaining(`- generic [active] [ref=e1]: Hello, world!`),
   });
+
+
 });

package-lock.json

@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 {
   "name": "@playwright/mcp",
-  "version": "0.0.53",
+  "version": "0.0.52",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@playwright/mcp",
-      "version": "0.0.53",
+      "version": "0.0.52",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "playwright": "1.58.0-alpha-1766189059000",
+        "playwright": "1.58.0-alpha-2025-12-11",
-        "playwright-core": "1.58.0-alpha-1766189059000"
+        "playwright-core": "1.58.0-alpha-2025-12-11"
       },
       "bin": {
         "mcp-server-playwright": "cli.js"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.24.0",
-        "@playwright/test": "1.58.0-alpha-1766189059000",
+        "@playwright/test": "1.58.0-alpha-2025-12-11",
         "@types/node": "^24.3.0"
       },
       "engines": {
@@ -63,13 +63,13 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@playwright/test": {
-      "version": "1.58.0-alpha-1766189059000",
+      "version": "1.58.0-alpha-2025-12-11",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@playwright/test/-/test-1.58.0-alpha-1766189059000.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@playwright/test/-/test-1.58.0-alpha-2025-12-11.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-op1/OXuSTm7H0v0vpGtWjLylW3fchuX9TZAPvR+m2QrVKMrqfu17Bzu/l5eMCvIGyJfNqe7JTZuB2Jou9v1EDg==",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Lo3wdh1iFDzq6s5sW5Lqj9CI9612yUjVIW0s+DQ+lA6Nqz7C9ittrSkMYBcrLNat/IVp1HnUBG1ZmGJIG0dHbA==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "playwright": "1.58.0-alpha-1766189059000"
+        "playwright": "1.58.0-alpha-2025-12-11"
       },
       "bin": {
         "playwright": "cli.js"
@@ -884,12 +884,12 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/playwright": {
-      "version": "1.58.0-alpha-1766189059000",
+      "version": "1.58.0-alpha-2025-12-11",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright/-/playwright-1.58.0-alpha-1766189059000.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright/-/playwright-1.58.0-alpha-2025-12-11.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-h6yaIbcmyla/fh9jvvRBgVRMgwSmloKnCR4NDnVV18vqi1i5F4xqe3tGtgwHmkah9CJdQhhbZlTBIkY73q6+Xw==",
+      "integrity": "sha512-wNAnyMpt4VZCy9wryVXphHfHgpoD2LRO/h4Bl8GDuvzIpvx6uU/TkRmC5/91feROZ1ng1tTjY6oTVdqIKt7uGQ==",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "playwright-core": "1.58.0-alpha-1766189059000"
+        "playwright-core": "1.58.0-alpha-2025-12-11"
       },
       "bin": {
         "playwright": "cli.js"
@@ -902,9 +902,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/playwright-core": {
-      "version": "1.58.0-alpha-1766189059000",
+      "version": "1.58.0-alpha-2025-12-11",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.58.0-alpha-1766189059000.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.58.0-alpha-2025-12-11.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-TzOav4UONfbqB0U1I75RrcvOGdJ1icVam2/lje1Lok/D9lX9iJjBLGB4FqNgFqaIgeOqI1hpHY8nMfA82JqJtg==",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8c8vO4BMIGmEac13g4hxzWNCP/pGdRLhysUvcANU0uxH5UcN/DeFQ5RP+6NIK732u/KpLjCqI27TWdr1xgKb3A==",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "bin": {
         "playwright-core": "cli.js"

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@playwright/mcp",
-  "version": "0.0.53",
+  "version": "0.0.52",
   "description": "Playwright Tools for MCP",
   "mcpName": "com.microsoft/playwright-mcp",
   "repository": {
@@ -38,15 +38,15 @@
     }
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "playwright": "1.58.0-alpha-1766189059000",
+    "playwright": "1.58.0-alpha-2025-12-11",
-    "playwright-core": "1.58.0-alpha-1766189059000"
+    "playwright-core": "1.58.0-alpha-2025-12-11"
   },
   "bin": {
     "mcp-server-playwright": "cli.js"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.24.0",
-    "@playwright/test": "1.58.0-alpha-1766189059000",
+    "@playwright/test": "1.58.0-alpha-2025-12-11",
     "@types/node": "^24.3.0"
   }
 }

tests/capabilities.spec.ts

@@ -44,6 +44,38 @@ test('test snapshot tool list', async ({ client }) => {
   ]));
 });
 
+test('test tool list proxy mode', async ({ startClient }) => {
+  const { client } = await startClient({
+    args: ['--connect-tool'],
+  });
+  const { tools } = await client.listTools();
+  expect(new Set(tools.map(t => t.name))).toEqual(new Set([
+    'browser_click',
+    'browser_connect', // the extra tool
+    'browser_console_messages',
+    'browser_drag',
+    'browser_evaluate',
+    'browser_file_upload',
+    'browser_fill_form',
+    'browser_handle_dialog',
+    'browser_hover',
+    'browser_select_option',
+    'browser_type',
+    'browser_close',
+    'browser_install',
+    'browser_navigate_back',
+    'browser_navigate',
+    'browser_network_requests',
+    'browser_press_key',
+    'browser_resize',
+    'browser_run_code',
+    'browser_snapshot',
+    'browser_tabs',
+    'browser_take_screenshot',
+    'browser_wait_for',
+  ]));
+});
+
 test('test capabilities (pdf)', async ({ startClient }) => {
   const { client } = await startClient({
     args: ['--caps=pdf'],