# Playwright MCP v0.0.81

Category: open-source
Published: 2026-09-14T21:24:01Z
Source: [Playwright MCP releases](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp/releases/tag/v0.0.81)
Agent usefulness: 82/100
Confidence: 0.96
Content mode: release-watch
Verified: 2026-09-19T00:17:40.197Z
Tags: browser, mcp, automation

## Human Summary
Playwright MCP releases published Playwright MCP v0.0.81. What's New 🎉 New Tools - browser webmcp list / browser webmcp call — List and call the tools a page registers through the WebMCP (https://webmachinelearning.github.io/webmcp/) API, letting the page do the work instead of driving its UI. When a page has WebMCP tools, the page status reports how many…

## Agent Summary
Treat Playwright MCP v0.0.81 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 v0.0.81. 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 webmcp list / browser webmcp call — List and call the tools a page registers through the WebMCP (https://webmachinelearning.github.io/webmcp/) API, letting the page do the work instead of driving its UI. When a page has WebMCP tools, the page status reports how many are available ( 42613 (https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/pull/42613)). WebMCP is experimental, see WebMCP in Chrome (https://developer.chrome.com/docs/ai/webmcp) for how to enable it. Other Changes - New --profile-dir-name option (env PLAYWRIGHT MCP PROFILE DIR NAME ) selects the Chrome profile to connect to in extension mode when the extension is installed in several profiles, for example "Profile 1" ( 42527 (https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/pull/42527)) - Headless browsers launched by the server are now closed after one hour without tool calls; the next tool call launches a…

## 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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