Playwright MCP Files

🕶️ Incognito by default

Browser profiles are now in-memory by default — every session starts clean with no leftover state.

Use --persistent to opt into a persistent profile, or --profile=<path> to specify a custom profile directory:

:::sh
> playwright-cli open example.com                       # incognito, clean slate
> playwright-cli open example.com --persistent          # persistent profile
> playwright-cli open example.com --profile=./my-data   # custom profile directory

🔀 Simplified session management

The --session flag has been replaced with the shorter -s=. Session lifecycle is simplified — there is no longer a "stopped" state; sessions are either running or gone.

:::sh
> playwright-cli -s=myapp open example.com
> playwright-cli -s=myapp click e5
> playwright-cli -s=myapp close
> playwright-cli -s=myapp delete-data

New session management commands replace the old session-* family:

:::sh
> playwright-cli list        # list all sessions
> playwright-cli close-all   # close all browsers
> playwright-cli kill-all    # forcefully kill all browser processes

🏗️ Workspace-scoped daemon

Each workspace now gets its own daemon process, preventing cross-project interference and enabling direct daemon startup for faster, more reliable operation.