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Playwright MCP v0.0.54
Connect the browser extension to a server on the same machine.
Before you upgrade to v0.0.54
1 to fix
Run the MCP server on the same machine as the browser extension; remote extension connections are no longer supported.
Action requiredConnect to existing browser tabs and reuse their logged-in state.Affects: People connecting the extension to a remote MCP server.
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What changed in v0.0.54
Extension connections are restricted to local MCP servers.
Run `npx @playwright/[email protected]` with Node.js 18 or newer and an MCP client.
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