playwright_close
Automatically close the browser and release all resources to optimize system performance after completing browser automation tasks using the MCP server.
Instructions
Close the browser and release all resources
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Implementation Reference
- src/toolHandler.ts:383-409 (handler)Primary handler logic for the 'playwright_close' tool. Closes the Playwright browser instance if it exists, handles errors, resets global browser state, and returns a success message.
if (name === "playwright_close") { if (browser) { try { if (browser.isConnected()) { await browser.close().catch(e => console.error("Error closing browser:", e)); } } catch (error) { console.error("Error during browser close in handler:", error); } finally { resetBrowserState(); } return { content: [{ type: "text", text: "Browser closed successfully", }], isError: false, }; } return { content: [{ type: "text", text: "No browser instance to close", }], isError: false, }; } - src/tools.ts:235-242 (schema)Tool schema definition including name, description, and empty input schema for 'playwright_close'.
name: "playwright_close", description: "Close the browser and release all resources", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: {}, required: [], }, }, - CloseBrowserTool class providing alternative implementation for closing the browser. Instantiated but bypassed due to inline handler in toolHandler.ts.
export class CloseBrowserTool extends BrowserToolBase { /** * Execute the close browser tool */ async execute(args: any, context: ToolContext): Promise<ToolResponse> { if (context.browser) { try { // Check if browser is still connected if (context.browser.isConnected()) { await context.browser.close().catch(error => { console.error("Error while closing browser:", error); }); } else { console.error("Browser already disconnected, cleaning up state"); } } catch (error) { console.error("Error during browser close operation:", error); // Continue with resetting state even if close fails } finally { // Always reset the global browser and page references resetBrowserState(); } return createSuccessResponse("Browser closed successfully"); } return createSuccessResponse("No browser instance to close"); } } - src/tools.ts:450-473 (registration)'playwright_close' listed in BROWSER_TOOLS array used for conditional browser launch logic.
export const BROWSER_TOOLS = [ "playwright_navigate", "playwright_screenshot", "playwright_click", "playwright_iframe_click", "playwright_iframe_fill", "playwright_fill", "playwright_select", "playwright_hover", "playwright_upload_file", "playwright_evaluate", "playwright_close", "playwright_expect_response", "playwright_assert_response", "playwright_custom_user_agent", "playwright_get_visible_text", "playwright_get_visible_html", "playwright_go_back", "playwright_go_forward", "playwright_drag", "playwright_press_key", "playwright_save_as_pdf", "playwright_click_and_switch_tab" ];