Console Error Scan

Console Error Scan

Catch the errors your users' browsers see before they tell you. No signup required.

Prerequisites

• Playwright MCP (bundled with Claude Code)

Trigger

• "Check https://example.com for console errors"
• "Any JS errors on my site?"
• "Scan the console and failed requests"
• "Why is my console full of warnings?"

Workflow

1. Navigate with mcp__playwright__browser_navigate (waits for the load event).
2. Give async code time to fail — mcp__playwright__browser_evaluate: async () => await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 3000))
3. Pull mcp__playwright__browser_console_messages and mcp__playwright__browser_network_requests.
4. Group findings by severity:
   • JS errors (high) — uncaught exceptions, error-level messages. Keep the source location (file.js:line:col) from each message.
   • Failed requests (high/medium) — any request with a 4xx/5xx status or a network failure. 5xx and failed same-origin API calls are high; 404 on third-party pixels is medium.
   • Mixed content (medium) — messages containing "Mixed Content". Per the W3C Mixed Content spec, blockable http subresources (scripts, XHR) never load on https pages; upgradeable ones (images, media) get auto-upgraded or warned.
   • Deprecations (low) — [Deprecation] messages: APIs scheduled for removal.
5. Interaction pass: take mcp__playwright__browser_snapshot, pick 2–3 primary navigation links (header/nav landmarks). For each: mcp__playwright__browser_click, repeat steps 2–3, and attribute only NEW console/network entries to that click. Read-only rule: click navigation links only — never buttons that submit forms or change data.
6. For every finding, add a likely cause:
   • TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined → code dereferences API data before the fetch resolves (race on load)
   • 404 on a hashed .js/.css chunk → stale HTML referencing an old bundle (deploy/cache mismatch)
   • CORS error → API response lacks Access-Control-Allow-Origin for this origin
   • 401/403 on an API call → expired or missing auth token; check silent-refresh logic
   • Mixed content → hardcoded http:// asset URL in markup or CSS
   • ReferenceError: X is not defined → script load order, or a blocked/failed third-party script
7. Grade: A clean console, no failed requests · B deprecations only · C warnings or mixed content · D failed 4xx/5xx requests · F any uncaught JS error.
8. Honest limit: this catches errors on load and on the nav paths you clicked. Errors behind deeper interactions (form flows, modals, payments) are out of scope for a passive scan.

Report

## Console Error Report: {URL}

**Grade: {A–F}** — {one-line reason}
Pages visited: {landing + N nav clicks: "Pricing", "Docs", ...}

### JS errors ({n}) — severity: high
| Message | Source | Seen on | Likely cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'map') | app.min.js:1:8342 | load | renders before API data arrives |

### Failed requests ({n})
| URL | Status | Seen on | Likely cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| /api/flags | 500 | click "Pricing" | server error — check backend logs |

### Mixed content ({n})
- http://cdn.example.com/hero.jpg — upgrade the URL to https

### Deprecations ({n})
- "Unload event listeners are deprecated" — vendor.js:2:100 — migrate to pagehide

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