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AutoProbeMCP

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launch_browser

Initiate a browser instance (Chromium, Firefox, or WebKit) with customizable settings like headless mode and viewport size for browser automation tasks using AutoProbeMCP.

Instructions

Launch a new browser instance (chromium, firefox, or webkit)

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
browserNoBrowser engine to usechromium
headlessNoRun browser in headless mode
viewportNo

Implementation Reference

  • Handler for the 'launch_browser' tool: parses input schema, closes existing browser if any, launches new Playwright browser (chromium/firefox/webkit), creates context and page with viewport, sets up console logging, returns success message.
    case 'launch_browser': {
      const params = LaunchBrowserSchema.parse(args);
      
      // Close existing browser if any
      if (currentBrowser) {
        await currentBrowser.close();
      }
    
      // Clear console logs
      consoleLogs = [];
    
      // Launch new browser
      const browserType = params.browser === 'firefox' ? firefox : 
                        params.browser === 'webkit' ? webkit : chromium;
      
      currentBrowser = await browserType.launch({ 
        headless: params.headless 
      });
      
      currentContext = await currentBrowser.newContext({
        viewport: params.viewport ? {
          width: params.viewport.width,
          height: params.viewport.height
        } : undefined
      });
      
      currentPage = await currentContext.newPage();
    
      // Set up console event listener
      currentPage.on('console', (msg) => {
        consoleLogs.push({
          level: msg.type(),
          message: msg.text(),
          timestamp: new Date()
        });
      });
    
      return {
        content: [
          {
            type: 'text',
            text: `Browser ${params.browser} launched successfully ${params.headless ? '(headless)' : '(headed)'}`
          }
        ]
      };
    }
  • Zod schema for validating input parameters of launch_browser tool: browser type, headless mode, optional viewport dimensions.
    const LaunchBrowserSchema = z.object({
      browser: z.enum(['chromium', 'firefox', 'webkit']).default('chromium'),
      headless: z.boolean().default(true),
      viewport: z.object({
        width: z.number().default(1280),
        height: z.number().default(1024)
      }).optional()
    });
  • src/index.ts:131-157 (registration)
    Tool registration in the ListTools response: defines name, description, and inputSchema for 'launch_browser'.
    {
      name: 'launch_browser',
      description: 'Launch a new browser instance (chromium, firefox, or webkit)',
      inputSchema: {
        type: 'object',
        properties: {
          browser: {
            type: 'string',
            enum: ['chromium', 'firefox', 'webkit'],
            default: 'chromium',
            description: 'Browser engine to use'
          },
          headless: {
            type: 'boolean',
            default: true,
            description: 'Run browser in headless mode'
          },
          viewport: {
            type: 'object',
            properties: {
              width: { type: 'number', default: 1280 },
              height: { type: 'number', default: 720 }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
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