{"schemaVersion":"2026-07-21.signal.v2","id":"live-f9a8012ac853c6bf0e8c","title":"Playwright MCP v0.0.79","slug":"playwright-mcp-v0-0-79-v0-0-79-bf0e8c","url":"https://www.niubiagent.com/signals/playwright-mcp-v0-0-79-v0-0-79-bf0e8c","jsonUrl":"https://www.niubiagent.com/api/posts/playwright-mcp-v0-0-79-v0-0-79-bf0e8c.json","markdownUrl":"https://www.niubiagent.com/content/playwright-mcp-v0-0-79-v0-0-79-bf0e8c","summaryHuman":"Playwright MCP releases published Playwright MCP v0.0.79. What's New Tool Improvements - browser take screenshot — WebP format — New type option to pick the image format ( png , jpeg or webp ); when unset, the format is inferred from the filename extension ( 41152 (https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/pull/41152)) - --codegen — more languages — Code…","summaryAgent":"Treat Playwright MCP v0.0.79 as an official release signal. Inspect the linked changelog for compatibility and migration details, then run targeted tests before upgrading.","category":"open-source","tags":["browser","mcp","automation"],"sourceName":"Playwright MCP releases","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp/releases/tag/v0.0.79","publishedAt":"2026-08-06T00:15:56Z","curatedAt":"2026-09-18T20:35:22.019Z","confidence":0.96,"agentUsefulness":82,"sponsorIds":[],"language":"en","contentMode":"release-watch","verifiedAt":"2026-09-19T00:17:41.643Z","changeType":"release","actionItems":["Review the official Playwright MCP releases release notes before upgrading.","Check compatibility, migration, and security notes against your current agent stack.","Run focused regression tests before production rollout."],"body":"Playwright MCP releases published Playwright MCP v0.0.79. This release-watch entry was generated from the project's official GitHub release feed and is kept separate from human-reviewed editorial analysis. Release notes: What's New Tool Improvements - browser take screenshot — WebP format — New type option to pick the image format ( png , jpeg or webp ); when unset, the format is inferred from the filename extension ( 41152 (https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/pull/41152)) - --codegen — more languages — Code generation now supports python , java and csharp in addition to typescript ( 42106 (https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/pull/42106)) - Configurable settle delay — New --timeout-settle flag (and timeouts.settle config option) to control how long to wait after each action for triggered work (navigations, requests) to settle, defaults to 500ms ( 41924 (https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/pull/41924)) Fixes - Aria snapshot capture is skipped when the response discards it ( 41923 (https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/pull/41923)) - New --snapshot-boxes flag (and snapshot.boxes config…","sponsors":[]}