browser_hover
Hover over a web page element by providing its CSS selector. Simulate mouse hover interactions to trigger tooltips, dropdowns, or dynamic content changes.
Instructions
Hover over an element on the page
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| selector | Yes | CSS selector for element to hover over |
Implementation Reference
- src/executor.ts:430-454 (handler)Main handler function for 'browser_hover'. Uses Playwright's page.waitForSelector() and page.hover() to hover over an element identified by a CSS selector. Returns success or error messages.
async function handleBrowserHover(page: Page, args: any): Promise<{ toolResult: CallToolResult }> { try { await page.waitForSelector(args.selector); await page.hover(args.selector); return { toolResult: { content: [{ type: "text", text: `Hovered over element: ${args.selector}`, }], isError: false, }, }; } catch (error) { return { toolResult: { content: [{ type: "text", text: `Hover failed on ${args.selector}: ${(error as Error).message}`, }], isError: true, }, }; } } - src/tools.ts:108-118 (schema)Schema/definition for 'browser_hover' tool. Defines the name, description, and inputSchema requiring a 'selector' (CSS selector string). Registered as part of the tool list.
{ name: "browser_hover", description: "Hover over an element on the page", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { selector: { type: "string", description: "CSS selector for element to hover over" } }, required: ["selector"] } }, - src/executor.ts:203-204 (registration)Dispatch/case statement in executeToolCall that routes 'browser_hover' to handleBrowserHover handler.
case "browser_hover": return await handleBrowserHover(activePage!, args); - src/tools.ts:9-9 (registration)List of browser tool names (BROWSER_TOOLS) including 'browser_hover' to identify it as a browser tool.
"browser_hover",