Web Inspector FAQs

Question 1

Who is the target audience for Web Inspector?

Accepted Answer

It's perfect for QA Engineers, Frontend Developers, Test Automation specialists, teams performing Accessibility Audits, and Web Scrapers, enabling them to build robust and reliable web interactions.

Question 2

What is Web Inspector and how does it help AI assistants?

Accepted Answer

Web Inspector is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that empowers AI assistants with comprehensive web inspection and debugging. It helps AI deeply understand page structure, validate layouts, and diagnose visibility issues in real browser environments, built on Playwright.

Question 3

What core problems does Web Inspector solve for users?

Accepted Answer

It solves issues like understanding complex page structures, debugging why elements are not clickable, validating layout consistency, testing the reliability of CSS selectors, and inspecting computed styles to diagnose unexpected behavior.

Question 4

Does Web Inspector support session persistence and how does it work?

Accepted Answer

Yes, by default, it automatically saves browser session data (cookies, local storage) and screenshots. This allows AI assistants to maintain logged-in states and test authenticated features without re-logging in each time. This feature can also be disabled.

Question 5

How does Web Inspector's `inspect_dom` tool enhance DOM exploration?

Accepted Answer

The `inspect_dom` tool provides progressive DOM inspection with semantic filtering and automatic 'wrapper drilling.' It focuses on showing only meaningful elements, skipping non-semantic wrapper divs, and includes spatial layout information for better understanding and navigation.

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