{
  "slug": "playwright-cli-defaults-to-in-memory-browser-profiles-c3a93c0e1676",
  "title": "playwright-cli defaults to in-memory browser profiles",
  "tools": [
    "playwright-mcp"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-02-06T01:15:13.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-02-06T01:15:13.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "For repository browser work that should start with clean profile state, run `playwright-cli open <url>`; profiles are in-memory by default. Add `--persistent` to retain the profile on disk, or `--profile=<path>` to choose its directory.",
    "examples": [
      "playwright-cli open <url>",
      "playwright-cli open <url> --persistent",
      "playwright-cli open <url> --profile=<path>"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: v0.0.64",
      "<url> (required): URL to open.",
      "--persistent: Persist the browser profile to disk.",
      "--profile=<path>: Set a custom directory for the persistent browser profile."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Run browser sessions for repository work that should start with clean profile state.",
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp/releases/tag/v0.0.64",
    "https://github.com/microsoft/playwright-cli/blob/main/skills/playwright-cli/references/session-management.md?plain=1"
  ],
  "rank": 0.92053,
  "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-d0d4a5c52c58917a-0:gate",
    "evidence_hash": "12236d8b530b33b8c118234e584ac23481809407941962dd24978842aecd6935"
  },
  "review": {
    "draft_hash": "6e508cc42fae1f84ddb969c0efe6975eb8749e22e19ab4fe384371e3de2fb9ee",
    "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 0.92 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.66 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}