Browser context closes after each tool call and human input requested despite toggle disabled in Playwright MCP server

[avishekjana-89]

Describe the bug

When using the Playwright MCP server with Flowise's Custom MCP tool, two critical issues occur:

1. Browser context gets closed after each tool calling, causing subsequent browser operations to fail
2. Human input is requested for each tool call even when agentSelectedToolRequiresHumanInput is set to false

To Reproduce

1. Configure Custom MCP tool with Playwright MCP server using SSE transport
2. Set up agent with browser actions like browser_navigate, browser_press_key, etc.
3. Set agentSelectedToolRequiresHumanInput: false in tool configuration
4. Execute multiple browser operations in sequence
5. Observe browser context closure and human input prompts

Expected behavior

1. Browser context should persist across multiple tool calls within the same session

2. No human input should be requested when agentSelectedToolRequiresHumanInput is false

3. Sequential browser operations should work without "No open pages available" errors

Screenshots

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Flow

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Use Method

Docker

Flowise Version

flowise/3.0.5 linux-arm64 node-v20.19.4

Operating System

macOS

Browser

Chrome

Additional context

Error Logs:
Playwright MCP SSE logs showing context closure:

pw:mcp:test close browser context (persistent) +8s
pw:mcp:test release user data dir /Users/{user}/Library/Caches/ms-playwright/mcp-chrome +0ms
pw:mcp:test close browser context complete (persistent) +70ms
pw:mcp:test create http session: e65a6e4f-dfdf-4fd5-b899-6c138a89eba0 +1s
pw:mcp:test create context +1s
pw:mcp:test delete http session: a767b30d-c944-425a-9a64-8c8ccfe9f7ca +2s
pw:mcp:test delete http session: e65a6e4f-dfdf-4fd5-b899-6c138a89eba0 +3s
pw:mcp:test create http session: 11075e0e-4811-4b6e-9b28-3af924e1f07a +8s
pw:mcp:test create context +13s
pw:mcp:test create browser context (persistent) +14s
pw:mcp:test lock user data dir /Users/{user}/Library/Caches/ms-playwright/mcp-chrome +0ms
pw:mcp:test delete http session: 11075e0e-4811-4b6e-9b28-3af924e1f07a +8s
pw:mcp:test close context +8s
pw:mcp:test close browser context (persistent) +8s
pw:mcp:test release user data dir /Users/{user}/Library/Caches/ms-playwright/mcp-chrome +0ms
pw:mcp:test close browser context complete (persistent) +64ms

Tool execution error:

{  
  "tool": "browser_press_key",  
  "toolInput": {"key": "Enter"},  
  "toolOutput": "[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"### Result\\nError: No open pages available. Use the \\\"browser_navigate\\\" tool to navigate to a page first.\\n\"}]"  
}