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In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, building context-aware AI agents demands more than ad-hoc scripting-it requires a standardized, robust framework for seamless integration between large language models and real-world tools. Mastering Playwright and MCP: Building Context-Aware AI Agents with Protocol-Driven Automation by Willow Runner delivers the definitive resource for developers, AI engineers, and architects seeking to harness the Model Context Protocol (MCP) alongside Playwright for browser automation. Often hailed as the ""USB-C of AI apps,"" MCP leverages JSON-RPC 2.0 to provide universal connectivity, enabling AI agents to interact dynamically with web pages, enterprise data systems, and live environments. This book transforms fragmented implementations into modular, protocol-driven designs, emphasizing context-aware computing, real-time adaptation, and scalable deployments. Through 15 meticulously structured chapters, you'll progress from foundational concepts to production-ready systems. Discover MCP fundamentals, including its open standard architecture and JSON-RPC 2.0 foundation for standardized AI-tool communication. Master Playwright integration techniques to create MCP servers that empower AI agents with browser automation capabilities-navigating pages, submitting forms, extracting data, and maintaining contextual state. Dive into hands-on implementation walkthroughs with complete protocol message traces, server-client architectures, and testing strategies to debug context timeouts, data formatting errors, and interaction failures. Willow Runner, drawing from over a decade in AI engineering within the American tech ecosystem, guides you through practical, code-first examples in Python, ensuring every concept ties to real-world applications like automated web navigation, data scraping, and enterprise integration. Explore deployment patterns using containerization, cloud scaling, load balancing, and security best practices for browser-accessible AI agents. The book concludes with forward-looking insights into emerging trends in autonomous agents, plugin ecosystems, and the future of context-aware AI. Whether you're replacing brittle scripts with future-proof frameworks or scaling multi-agent systems, this guide equips you with the tools, patterns, and expertise to build reliable, context-aware AI agents that excel in dynamic environments. Unlock the power of MCP-driven development and elevate your AI projects to enterprise-grade robustness.

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