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browser_refresh

Refresh the current web page to reload content, clear temporary issues, or update dynamic elements during browser automation sessions.

Instructions

Refresh the current page

Input Schema

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Implementation Reference

  • The inline handler and registration for the 'browser_refresh' tool. It retrieves the current browser driver from the state manager and calls navigate().refresh() to refresh the page, returning a success or error message.
    server.tool('browser_refresh', 'Refresh the current page', {}, async () => { try { const driver = stateManager.getDriver(); await driver.navigate().refresh(); return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: `Browser refreshed` }], }; } catch (e) { return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: `Error refreshing browser: ${(e as Error).message}`, }, ], }; } });
  • The registerBrowserTools function registers all browser-related tools, including browser_refresh.
    export function registerBrowserTools(server: McpServer, stateManager: StateManager) { server.tool( 'browser_open', 'Open a new browser session', { browser: z.enum(['chrome', 'firefox', 'edge', 'safari']).describe('Browser to launch'), options: browserOptionsSchema, }, async ({ browser, options = {} }) => { try { const driver = await BrowserService.createDriver(browser, { ...options, headless: typeof options.headless === 'boolean' ? options.headless : false, arguments: options.arguments ?? [], }); const sessionId = `${browser}_${Date.now()}`; stateManager.addDriver(sessionId, driver); stateManager.setCurrentSession(sessionId); return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: `Browser started with session_id: ${sessionId}`, }, ], }; } catch (e) { return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: `Error starting browser: ${(e as Error).message}`, }, ], }; } } ); server.tool( 'browser_navigate', 'Navigate to a URL', { url: z.string().describe('URL to navigate to'), }, async ({ url }) => { try { const driver = stateManager.getDriver(); await driver.get(url); return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: `Navigated to ${url}` }], }; } catch (e) { return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: `Error navigating: ${(e as Error).message}` }], }; } } ); server.tool('browser_navigate_back', 'Navigate back in the browser', {}, async () => { try { const driver = stateManager.getDriver(); await driver.navigate().back(); return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: `Navigated back` }], }; } catch (e) { return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: `Error navigating back: ${(e as Error).message}`, }, ], }; } }); server.tool('browser_navigate_forward', 'Navigate forward in the browser', {}, async () => { try { const driver = stateManager.getDriver(); await driver.navigate().forward(); return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: `Navigated forward` }], }; } catch (e) { return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: `Error navigating forward: ${(e as Error).message}`, }, ], }; } }); server.tool('browser_title', 'Get the current page title', {}, async () => { try { const driver = stateManager.getDriver(); const title = await driver.getTitle(); return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: `Current page title is: ${title}` }], }; } catch (e) { return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: `Error getting page title: ${(e as Error).message}`, }, ], }; } }); server.tool('browser_get_url', 'Get the current page URL', {}, async () => { try { const driver = stateManager.getDriver(); const url = await driver.getCurrentUrl(); return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: `Current page URL is: ${url}` }], }; } catch (e) { return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: `Error getting page URL: ${(e as Error).message}`, }, ], }; } }); server.tool('browser_get_page_source', 'Get the current page source', {}, async () => { try { const driver = stateManager.getDriver(); const pageSource = await driver.getPageSource(); return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: `Current page source is: ${pageSource}` }], }; } catch (e) { return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: `Error getting page source: ${(e as Error).message}`, }, ], }; } }); server.tool('browser_maximize', 'Maximize the browser window', {}, async () => { try { const driver = stateManager.getDriver(); await driver.manage().window().maximize(); return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: `Browser window maximised` }], }; } catch (e) { return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: `Error maximising browser window: ${(e as Error).message}`, }, ], }; } }); server.tool( 'browser_resize', 'Resize the browser window', { width: z.number().describe('New width of the browser window'), height: z.number().describe('New height of the browser window'), }, async ({ width, height }) => { try { const driver = stateManager.getDriver(); await driver.manage().window().setRect({ width, height }); return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: `Browser window resized to ${width}x${height}`, }, ], }; } catch (e) { return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: `Error resizing browser window: ${(e as Error).message}`, }, ], }; } } ); server.tool('browser_refresh', 'Refresh the current page', {}, async () => { try { const driver = stateManager.getDriver(); await driver.navigate().refresh(); return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: `Browser refreshed` }], }; } catch (e) { return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: `Error refreshing browser: ${(e as Error).message}`, }, ], }; } }); server.tool( 'browser_switch_to_window', 'Switch to a different browser window', { windowHandle: z.string().describe('The handle of the window to switch to'), }, async ({ windowHandle }) => { try { const driver = stateManager.getDriver(); await driver.switchTo().window(windowHandle); return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: `Switched to window: ${windowHandle}` }], }; } catch (e) { return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: `Error switching window: ${(e as Error).message}`, }, ], }; } } ); server.tool('browser_switch_to_original_window', 'Switches back to the original browser window', {}, async () => { try { const driver = stateManager.getDriver(); const windowHandles = await driver.getAllWindowHandles(); const originalHandle = windowHandles[0]; if (!originalHandle) { return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: `No original window handle found.`, }, ], }; } await driver.switchTo().window(originalHandle); return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: `Switched to original window` }], }; } catch (e) { return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: `Error switching to original window: ${(e as Error).message}`, }, ], }; } }); server.tool( 'browser_switch_to_window_by_title', 'Switch to a window by its title', { title: z.string().describe('The title of the window to switch to'), }, async ({ title }) => { try { const driver = stateManager.getDriver(); const windowHandles = await driver.getAllWindowHandles(); for (const handle of windowHandles) { await driver.switchTo().window(handle); const currentTitle = await driver.getTitle(); if (currentTitle === title) { return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: `Switched to window: ${title}` }], }; } } return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: `Window with title '${title}' not found` }], }; } catch (e) { return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: `Error switching to window by title: ${(e as Error).message}`, }, ], }; } } ); server.tool( 'browser_switch_window_by_index', 'Switch to a window by its index', { index: z.number().describe('The index of the window to switch to'), }, async ({ index }) => { try { const driver = stateManager.getDriver(); const windowHandles = await driver.getAllWindowHandles(); if (index < 0 || index >= windowHandles.length) { return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: `Invalid window index: ${index}` }], }; } const handle = windowHandles[index]; if (!handle) { return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: `No window handle found at index: ${index}` }], }; } await driver.switchTo().window(handle); return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: `Switched to window at index: ${index}` }], }; } catch (e) { return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: `Error switching to window by index: ${(e as Error).message}`, }, ], }; } } ); server.tool( 'browser_switch_to_window_by_url', 'Switch to a window by its URL', { url: z.string().describe('The URL of the window to switch to'), }, async ({ url }) => { try { const driver = stateManager.getDriver(); const windowHandles = await driver.getAllWindowHandles(); for (const handle of windowHandles) { await driver.switchTo().window(handle); const currentUrl = await driver.getCurrentUrl(); if (currentUrl === url) { return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: `Switched to window: ${url}` }], }; } } return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: `Window with URL '${url}' not found` }], }; } catch (e) { return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: `Error switching to window by URL: ${(e as Error).message}`, }, ], }; } } ); server.tool('browser_close', 'Close the current browser session', {}, async () => { try { const driver = stateManager.getDriver(); await driver.quit(); const sessionId = stateManager.getCurrentSession(); if (sessionId) { stateManager.removeDriver(sessionId); } stateManager.resetCurrentSession(); return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: `Browser session ${sessionId} closed` }], }; } catch (e) { return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: `Error closing session: ${(e as Error).message}`, }, ], }; } }); }

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