# Playwright MCP v0.0.78

Category: open-source
Published: 2026-07-09T19:12:15Z
Source: [Playwright MCP releases](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp/releases/tag/v0.0.78)
Agent usefulness: 82/100
Confidence: 0.96
Content mode: release-watch
Verified: 2026-09-19T00:17:42.233Z
Tags: browser, mcp, automation

## Human Summary
Playwright MCP releases published Playwright MCP v0.0.78. What's New New Tools - browser find — Search the accessibility snapshot of the current page for text or a regular expression. Returns matching snapshot nodes with a few lines of surrounding context (like search snippets), which is cheaper than capturing the whole snapshot when you only need to locate…

## Agent Summary
Treat Playwright MCP v0.0.78 as an official release signal. Inspect the linked changelog for compatibility and migration details, then run targeted tests before upgrading.

## Body
Playwright MCP releases published Playwright MCP v0.0.78. 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 New Tools - browser find — Search the accessibility snapshot of the current page for text or a regular expression. Returns matching snapshot nodes with a few lines of surrounding context (like search snippets), which is cheaper than capturing the whole snapshot when you only need to locate an element and its ref ( 41605 (https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/pull/41605), 41654 (https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/pull/41654)) Tool Improvements - Less verbose snapshots — Accessibility snapshots are distilled to reduce noise and token usage ( 41604 (https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/pull/41604)) - Mobile & device emulation — New --mobile flag and --device option to emulate mobile devices from the CLI ( 41657 (https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/pull/41657)) - Navigation status — browser navigate now surfaces non-2xx navigation status codes ( 41589…

## Recommended actions
- 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.

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