playwright_go_back
Simulate browser back button functionality to navigate to the previous page in the browsing history using Playwright MCP Server.
Instructions
Navigate back in browser history
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Implementation Reference
- src/tools/browser/navigation.ts:96-106 (handler)The GoBackTool class implements the core logic for the 'playwright_go_back' tool by calling page.goBack() on the Playwright page instance.
export class GoBackTool extends BrowserToolBase { /** * Execute the go back tool */ async execute(args: any, context: ToolContext): Promise<ToolResponse> { return this.safeExecute(context, async (page) => { await page.goBack(); return createSuccessResponse("Navigated back in browser history"); }); } } - src/tools.ts:335-343 (schema)The input schema definition for the 'playwright_go_back' tool, specifying no required parameters.
{ name: "playwright_go_back", description: "Navigate back in browser history", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: {}, required: [], }, }, - src/toolHandler.ts:518-519 (registration)Registration and dispatch in the main tool handler switch statement, routing calls to the GoBackTool instance.
case "playwright_go_back": return await goBackTool.execute(args, context); - src/toolHandler.ts:311-311 (registration)Instantiation of the GoBackTool instance during tool initialization.
if (!goBackTool) goBackTool = new GoBackTool(server); - src/toolHandler.ts:41-41 (registration)Import of the GoBackTool class from its implementation file.
import { GoBackTool, GoForwardTool } from "./tools/browser/navigation.js";