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Under the Hood: How Playwright Became Agent-Native
6.1The Release Trajectory (What to Know, Version by Version)You don't need to memorize changelogs, but the 2025→2026 arc tells a story interviewers respect — the world's most-used web test framework…6.2`browser.bind()`: One Browser, Three ConsumersBefore 1.59, the agent exploring your app, the test runner executing specs, and the MCP server answering ad-hoc queries each spawned their…6.3Tracing as the Agent's Flight RecorderPlaywright's trace (now including HAR network capture as of 1.60) was designed for humans debugging in the Trace Viewer. It has quietly…6.4The MCP Server Didn't Die — It Got a RegistryPlaywright MCP remains fully supported and is published to the official MCP Registry with every release. The 2026 division of labor:6.5What This Means for the Rest of This ModuleEverything downstream of this chapter — framework architecture, CI integration, self-healing — assumes this stack:6.6Interview Talking Point"Playwright spent 2025–2026 becoming agent-native: first-party planner/generator/healer agents, a CLI designed so browser state lands on…