browser_click
Click on web page elements using various locator strategies like ID, CSS, or XPath to automate browser interactions and testing workflows.
Instructions
Perform a click on an element
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| by | Yes | Locator strategy to find element | |
| timeout | No | Maximum time to wait for element in milliseconds | |
| value | Yes | Value for the locator strategy |
Implementation Reference
- src/tools/elementTools.ts:62-85 (registration)Registers the 'browser_click' tool with server.tool(), providing schema from locatorSchema and a handler that instantiates ElementService and calls clickElement.server.tool( 'browser_click', 'Perform a click on an element', { ...locatorSchema }, async ({ by, value, timeout = 15000 }) => { try { const driver = stateManager.getDriver(); const elementService = new ElementService(driver); await elementService.clickElement({ by, value, timeout }); return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: 'Element clicked' }], }; } catch (e) { return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: `Error clicking element: ${(e as Error).message}`, }, ], }; } } );
- src/services/elementService.ts:24-27 (handler)Implements the core logic for clicking an element: finds the element using locator and calls Selenium's click() method.async clickElement(params: LocatorParams): Promise<void> { const element = await this.findElement(params); await element.click(); }
- src/types/index.ts:29-35 (schema)Zod schema for locator parameters (by, value, timeout), spread into the browser_click tool input schema.export const locatorSchema = { by: z .enum(['id', 'css', 'xpath', 'name', 'tag', 'class', 'link', 'partialLink']) .describe('Locator strategy to find element'), value: z.string().describe('Value for the locator strategy'), timeout: z.number().optional().describe('Maximum time to wait for element in milliseconds'), };
- src/services/elementService.ts:8-11 (helper)Helper method used by clickElement to locate the WebElement using LocatorFactory and wait for it.async findElement(params: LocatorParams): Promise<WebElement> { const locator = LocatorFactory.createLocator(params.by, params.value); return this.driver.wait(until.elementLocated(locator), params.timeout || 15000); }
- src/tools/index.ts:8-13 (registration)Top-level registration function that calls registerElementTools (which registers browser_click).export function registerAllTools(server: McpServer, stateManager: StateManager): void { registerBrowserTools(server, stateManager); registerElementTools(server, stateManager); registerActionTools(server, stateManager); registerCookieTools(server, stateManager); }