{
  "slug": "playwright-mcp-browser-drop-exposes-locator-drop-5ee8f737f8bf",
  "title": "playwright-mcp browser_drop exposes Locator.drop",
  "tools": [
    "playwright-mcp"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-04-27T20:52:23.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-04-27T20:52:23.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "When a browser task requires dropping files or MIME-typed data onto an element, call `browser_drop` with its target and at least one of `paths` or `data`. Use `browser_drag` for dragging between page elements.",
    "examples": [
      "{\"target\":\"<target-reference-or-unique-selector>\",\"data\":{\"text/plain\":\"<text-to-drop>\"}}",
      "{\"target\":\"<target-reference-or-unique-selector>\",\"paths\":[\"<absolute-file-path>\"]}"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: v0.0.71",
      "target (required): Exact target reference from the page snapshot or a unique element selector.",
      "paths (required): Optional array of absolute file paths; provide this or `data`.",
      "data (required): Optional MIME-type-to-string map; provide this or `paths`.",
      "element: Human-readable element description used to obtain permission to interact with the target.",
      "Prerequisite: Node.js 18 or newer and an MCP client; install and configure the Playwright MCP server.",
      "Docs conflict: `browser_drop` is documented for files or MIME-typed data dragged from outside the page. For a drag between two page elements, the v0.0.71 docs specify `browser_drag`. The card’s broader wording could imply either operation."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Complete a drag-and-drop operation onto a target in a browser session.",
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp/releases/tag/v0.0.71",
    "https://github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp/blob/v0.0.71/README.md"
  ],
  "rank": 0.96015,
  "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-20261007-984d8ceff53f83af-0:gate",
    "evidence_hash": "e37c49c1f7df46932226a7a529e262032164e3d3ff70c29d395c2f4792f70549"
  },
  "review": {
    "draft_hash": "a3c6b1289d1ee2d250647d3c47d92632a16a53789967de587aa51fc591c31df1",
    "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 0.96 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.62 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}