playwright_click_and_switch_tab
Automate clicking a link and switching to the newly opened tab in a browser using Playwright MCP Server. Requires a CSS selector to identify the link.
Instructions
Click a link and switch to the newly opened tab
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| selector | Yes | CSS selector for the link to click |
Implementation Reference
- src/tools/browser/interaction.ts:21-47 (handler)The ClickAndSwitchTabTool class implementing the core logic: clicks the selector, waits for new tab via context.waitForEvent('page'), loads it, switches global page, returns URL.
export class ClickAndSwitchTabTool extends BrowserToolBase { /** * Execute the click and switch tab tool */ async execute(args: any, context: ToolContext): Promise<ToolResponse> { return this.safeExecute(context, async (page) => { // Listen for a new tab to open const [newPage] = await Promise.all([ //context.browser.waitForEvent('page'), // Wait for a new page (tab) to open page.context().waitForEvent('page'),// Wait for a new page (tab) to open page.click(args.selector), // Click the link that opens the new tab ]); // Wait for the new page to load await newPage.waitForLoadState('domcontentloaded'); // Switch control to the new tab setGlobalPage(newPage); //page= newPage; // Update the current page to the new tab //context.page = newPage; //context.page.bringToFront(); // Bring the new tab to the front return createSuccessResponse(`Clicked link and switched to new tab: ${newPage.url()}`); //return createSuccessResponse(`Clicked link and switched to new tab: ${context.page.url()}`); }); } } - src/tools.ts:415-424 (schema)Tool schema definition including name, description, and input schema requiring 'selector' string.
name: "playwright_click_and_switch_tab", description: "Click a link and switch to the newly opened tab", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { selector: { type: "string", description: "CSS selector for the link to click" }, }, required: ["selector"], }, }, - src/toolHandler.ts:538-539 (registration)Registration in the main tool handler switch statement dispatching to the tool's execute method.
case "playwright_click_and_switch_tab": return await clickAndSwitchTabTool.execute(args, context); - src/tools.ts:450-450 (registration)Tool name registered in BROWSER_TOOLS array for browser-requiring tool detection.
"playwright_click_and_switch_tab" - src/toolHandler.ts:339-339 (registration)Instantiation of ClickAndSwitchTabTool instance in initializeTools function.
if (!clickAndSwitchTabTool) clickAndSwitchTabTool = new ClickAndSwitchTabTool(server);