# Playwright MCP v0.0.79

Category: open-source
Published: 2026-08-06T00:15:56Z
Source: [Playwright MCP releases](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp/releases/tag/v0.0.79)
Agent usefulness: 82/100
Confidence: 0.96
Content mode: release-watch
Verified: 2026-09-19T00:17:41.643Z
Tags: browser, mcp, automation

## Human Summary
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…

## Agent Summary
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.

## 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…

## 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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