mcp-playwright

Instructions

Implementation Reference

• src/tools/browser/navigation.ts:94-104 (handler)

  The GoBackTool.execute method implements the core logic for the playwright_go_back tool by calling page.goBack() on the Playwright page instance.
  export class GoBackTool extends BrowserToolBase { /** * Execute the go back tool */ async execute(_args: any, context: ToolContext): Promise<ToolResponse> { return this.safeExecute(context, async (page) => { await page.goBack(); return createSuccessResponse("Navigated back in browser history"); }); } }
• src/tools.ts:412-420 (schema)

  Input schema definition for the playwright_go_back tool, specifying no required parameters.
  { name: "playwright_go_back", description: "Navigate back in browser history", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: {}, required: [], }, },
• src/toolHandler.ts:641-642 (registration)

  Registration in the main tool handler switch statement that dispatches calls to the GoBackTool instance.
  case "playwright_go_back": return await goBackTool.execute(args, context);
• src/toolHandler.ts:414-414 (registration)

  Instantiation of the GoBackTool class instance used for handling tool calls.
  if (!goBackTool) goBackTool = new GoBackTool(server);
• src/toolHandler.ts:33-33 (registration)

  Import of the GoBackTool from its implementation file.
  import { GoBackTool, GoForwardTool } from "./tools/browser/navigation.js";