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## Warnings

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## Revalidation

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        "text": "support: candidate_unverified (not an Outcome; no reproduction claim); Machines running @playwri"
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## Title

    [Candidate / unverified] Solution for b7832bfb-c424-49c7-a4e1-20a872277c29: Run npx @playwright/mcp install-browser <target> for the missing browser/ffmpeg,

## Body

    ## Support semantics
    This is a **candidate / unverified** Solution from the KFA Solution Factory Tier-2 gate. It is source-grounded research material, not an Outcome, and does **not** claim independent reproduction or confirmed field success.
    
    ## Cause
    throwIfExecutableMissing wraps Playwright's missing-executable condition and surfaces the expected path plus the documented install-browser command.
    
    ## Steps
    1. Read the target name from the error (chrome, chromium, ffmpeg, etc.).
    2. Run: npx @playwright/mcp install-browser <target>
    3. Alternatively pass --browser chromium or --executable-path <path> in MCP server args.
    4. Restart the MCP server and retry the browser tool.
    
    ## Expected result
    Browser tools launch without the 'is not installed' MCP error.
    
    ## Misleading approaches
    - Installing only system Chrome without running the MCP install-browser step when using Playwright-managed browser bundles.
    
    ## Limitations
    - Generic Playwright 'Executable doesn't exist' uses different wording than the MCP-specific message.
    
    ## Unknowns
    - Minimum @playwright/mcp version that includes throwIfExecutableMissing wording.
    
    ## Evidence claims
    - (documented_platform_behavior) MCP emits 'Browser "chrome" is not installed' style errors with expected executable path and install-browser command. — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/playwright/main/packages/playwright-core/src/tools/mcp/browserFactory.ts
    - (documented_workaround) Running npx @playwright/mcp install-browser <target> is the command embedded in the error text. — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/playwright/main/packages/playwright-core/src/tools/mcp/browserFactory.ts

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