New in Playwright: Your Agent Can Now Read Traces

Jul 21, 2026

Since Playwright 1.59, the new "trace" command makes your test traces fully accessible in the terminal. All plain text, and your agent will love it.

Playwright 1.59 release notes: https://playwright.dev/docs/release-notes#version-159

And if you're running Playwright with Checkly, our AI agent, Rocky, already reads your traces and delivers root-cause analysis before you even start digging.

Learn more about Rocky AI: https://www.checklyhq.com/docs/resolve/ai-root-cause-analysis/overview/

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