playwright_click
Execute clicks on web page elements using a CSS selector. Enables browser automation for precise interactions within a real browser environment via Playwright.
Instructions
Click an element on the page
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| selector | Yes | CSS selector for the element to click |
Implementation Reference
- src/tools/browser/interaction.ts:7-17 (handler)The ClickTool class implements the core execution logic for the 'playwright_click' tool by calling `page.click(args.selector)` within a safe execution wrapper.
export class ClickTool extends BrowserToolBase { /** * Execute the click tool */ async execute(args: any, context: ToolContext): Promise<ToolResponse> { return this.safeExecute(context, async (page) => { await page.click(args.selector); return createSuccessResponse(`Clicked element: ${args.selector}`); }); } } - src/tools.ts:113-123 (schema)Defines the input schema, name, and description for the 'playwright_click' tool.
{ name: "playwright_click", description: "Click an element on the page", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { selector: { type: "string", description: "CSS selector for the element to click" }, }, required: ["selector"], }, }, - src/toolHandler.ts:484-485 (registration)Registers and dispatches 'playwright_click' tool calls to the ClickTool instance's execute method.
case "playwright_click": return await clickTool.execute(args, context); - src/toolHandler.ts:321-321 (registration)Instantiates the ClickTool instance used for handling 'playwright_click'.
if (!clickTool) clickTool = new ClickTool(server); - src/tools.ts:453-453 (helper)Includes 'playwright_click' in the BROWSER_TOOLS array for conditional browser launching.
"playwright_click",