{
  "slug": "playwright-bundles-mcp-server-and-playwright-cli-65203b30d317",
  "title": "Playwright bundles MCP server and playwright-cli",
  "tools": [
    "playwright"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-07-24T21:55:03.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-07-24T21:55:03.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "When developing or inspecting a project with browser automation, run `npx playwright mcp` to start the MCP server or `npx playwright cli` to invoke the CLI. For CLI use, pass a documented command such as `open <url>`; use the release’s bundled entry points.",
    "examples": [
      "npx playwright mcp",
      "npx playwright cli --help",
      "npx playwright cli open <url>"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: v1.62.0",
      "Prerequisite: MCP docs list Node.js 20 or newer and an MCP client as prerequisites.",
      "Prerequisite: CLI docs list Node.js 20 or newer and a coding agent as prerequisites.",
      "The release says the server and CLI are bundled with Playwright.",
      "Docs conflict: Current MCP setup docs show `npx @playwright/mcp@latest`; current CLI setup docs show installing `@playwright/cli` and using `npx playwright cli`. These describe separate package setup; the v1.62.0 release says the Playwright package bundles both entry points."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Use Playwright's bundled command line or MCP server while developing or inspecting a project.",
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases/tag/v1.62.0",
    "https://playwright.dev/docs/getting-started-cli",
    "https://playwright.dev/docs/getting-started-mcp"
  ],
  "rank": 0.97063,
  "judge": {
    "publish": true,
    "judge_model": "codex-cli/gpt-6-luna+typesafe/jev-1.13.0",
    "prompt_version": "extract-v7+enrich-v1+judge-v2x3+jev-publish-v1"
  },
  "review_state": "approved",
  "provenance": {
    "run_id": "backfill-20261007",
    "verdict_id": "backfill-20261007:backfill-20261007-48c92cac04e84aed-11:gate",
    "evidence_hash": "b17276139b84e8e6a01d64416d3a7c27f07ddffc91b7a327300bf595585d287e"
  },
  "review": {
    "draft_hash": "b638af8693065ea33e27658371d66ce2e285d31b19d4c331b05a03e7cd9dc766",
    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "decision": "backfill-20261007:gate",
    "reason": "3 of 3 judge runs approved with p_yes >= 0.9 (mean 0.97 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.68 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}