browser_navigate_back
Destructive
Navigate back to the previous page in browser automation workflows using Playwright MCP's structured accessibility snapshots.
Instructions
Go back to the previous page
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Implementation Reference
- src/tools/navigate.ts:60-73 (handler)The handler function for the 'browser_navigate_back' tool. It ensures a tab exists, calls `page.goBack()` to navigate back, generates corresponding Playwright code snippet, and returns it with snapshot and network wait instructions.
handle: async context => { const tab = await context.ensureTab(); await tab.page.goBack(); const code = [ `// Navigate back`, `await page.goBack();`, ]; return { code, captureSnapshot, waitForNetwork: false, }; }, - src/tools/navigate.ts:52-58 (schema)The schema definition for the 'browser_navigate_back' tool, including name, title, description, empty input schema using Zod, and 'readOnly' type.
schema: { name: 'browser_navigate_back', title: 'Go back', description: 'Go back to the previous page', inputSchema: z.object({}), type: 'readOnly', }, - src/tools/navigate.ts:100-104 (registration)Registers the 'browser_navigate_back' tool (via goBack) in the array exported by the navigate module, which is later imported and spread into main tool lists.
export default (captureSnapshot: boolean) => [ navigate(captureSnapshot), goBack(captureSnapshot), goForward(captureSnapshot), ]; - src/tools.ts:43-43 (registration)Includes the navigate tools module (containing 'browser_navigate_back') in the snapshotTools array.
...navigate(true), - src/tools.ts:61-61 (registration)Includes the navigate tools module (containing 'browser_navigate_back') in the visionTools array.
...navigate(false),