@playwright/mcp 0.0.54 → 0.0.55-alpha-2026-01-10

package/README.md

@@ -81,6 +81,34 @@ Follow the MCP install [guide](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/quickstart/user),
 
 </details>
 
+<details>
+<summary>Cline</summary>
+
+Follow the instruction in the section [Configuring MCP Servers](https://docs.cline.bot/mcp/configuring-mcp-servers)
+
+**Example: Local Setup**
+
+Add the following to your [`cline_mcp_settings.json`](https://docs.cline.bot/mcp/configuring-mcp-servers#editing-mcp-settings-files) file:
+
+```json
+{
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "playwright": {
+      "type": "stdio",
+      "command": "npx",
+      "timeout": 30,
+      "args": [
+        "-y",
+        "@playwright/mcp@latest"
+      ],
+      "disabled": false
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+</details>
+
 <details>
 <summary>Codex</summary>
 
@@ -308,6 +336,14 @@ Playwright MCP server supports following arguments. They can be provided in the
                                         Important: *does not* serve as a
                                         security boundary and *does not* affect
                                         redirects.
+  --allow-unrestricted-file-access      allow access to files outside of the
+                                        workspace roots. Also allows
+                                        unrestricted access to file:// URLs. By
+                                        default access to file system is
+                                        restricted to workspace root directories
+                                        (or cwd if no roots are configured)
+                                        only, and navigation to file:// URLs is
+                                        blocked.
   --blocked-origins <origins>           semicolon-separated list of origins to
                                         block the browser from requesting.
                                         Blocklist is evaluated before allowlist.
@@ -665,6 +701,12 @@ npx @playwright/mcp@latest --config path/to/config.json
      */
     mode?: 'incremental' | 'full' | 'none';
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Whether to allow file uploads from anywhere on the file system.
+   * By default (false), file uploads are restricted to paths within the MCP roots only.
+   */
+  allowUnrestrictedFileAccess?: boolean;
 }
 ```
 

package/config.d.ts

@@ -189,4 +189,10 @@ export type Config = {
      */
     mode?: 'incremental' | 'full' | 'none';
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Whether to allow file uploads from anywhere on the file system.
+   * By default (false), file uploads are restricted to paths within the MCP roots only.
+   */
+  allowUnrestrictedFileAccess?: boolean;
 };

package/package.json

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@playwright/mcp",
-  "version": "0.0.54",
+  "version": "0.0.55-alpha-2026-01-10",
   "description": "Playwright Tools for MCP",
-  "mcpName": "com.microsoft/playwright-mcp",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git+https://github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp.git"
@@ -38,15 +37,15 @@
     }
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "playwright": "1.58.0-alpha-2025-12-29",
-    "playwright-core": "1.58.0-alpha-2025-12-29"
+    "playwright": "1.58.0-alpha-2026-01-07",
+    "playwright-core": "1.58.0-alpha-2026-01-07"
   },
   "bin": {
     "mcp-server-playwright": "cli.js"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.24.0",
-    "@playwright/test": "1.58.0-alpha-2025-12-29",
+    "@playwright/test": "1.58.0-alpha-2026-01-07",
     "@types/node": "^24.3.0"
   }
 }