From f8491f01aeb60449ec89056d55028097766917b4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jackwener <jakevingoo@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2026 01:51:22 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] fix: add 5s timeout for initial tabs fetch during CDP connect

CDP mode on @playwright/mcp v0.0.68 hangs on browser_tabs calls.
This timeout prevents the entire connect() from blocking for 30s.
---
 src/browser.ts | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/browser.ts b/src/browser.ts
index 09e0488..7367a1e 100644
--- a/src/browser.ts
+++ b/src/browser.ts
@@ -636,9 +636,9 @@ export class PlaywrightMCP {
         debugLog(`SEND: ${initializedMsg.trim()}`);
         this._proc?.stdin?.write(initializedMsg);
 
-        // Get initial tab count for cleanup
+        // Get initial tab count for cleanup (with timeout — CDP mode may hang on browser_tabs)
         debugLog('Fetching initial tabs count...');
-        page.tabs().then((tabs: any) => {
+        withTimeout(page.tabs(), 5000, 'Timed out fetching initial tabs').then((tabs: any) => {
           debugLog(`Tabs response: ${typeof tabs === 'string' ? tabs : JSON.stringify(tabs)}`);
           this._initialTabIdentities = extractTabIdentities(tabs);
           settleSuccess(page);