check for ws server every time

playwriter/src/mcp.ts

@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ const NO_TABS_ERROR = `No browser tabs are connected. Please install and enable
 
 async function isPortTaken(port: number): Promise<boolean> {
   try {
-    const response = await fetch(`http://localhost:${port}/`)
+    const response = await fetch(`http://localhost:${port}/`, {
+      signal: AbortSignal.timeout(500)
+    })
     return response.ok
   } catch {
     return false
@@ -94,11 +96,10 @@ async function ensureRelayServer(): Promise<void> {
   const portTaken = await isPortTaken(RELAY_PORT)
 
   if (portTaken) {
-    console.error('CDP relay server already running')
     return
   }
 
-  console.error('Starting CDP relay server...')
+  console.error('CDP relay server not running, starting it...')
 
   const scriptPath = require.resolve('../dist/start-relay-server.js')
 
@@ -109,10 +110,16 @@ async function ensureRelayServer(): Promise<void> {
 
   serverProcess.unref()
 
-  // wait for extension to connect
+  for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
-  await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000))
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 500))
+    const isRunning = await isPortTaken(RELAY_PORT)
+    if (isRunning) {
+      console.error('CDP relay server started successfully')
+      return
+    }
+  }
 
-  console.error('CDP relay server started')
+  throw new Error('Failed to start CDP relay server after 5 seconds')
 }
 
 async function ensureConnection(): Promise<{ browser: Browser; page: Page }> {
@@ -305,6 +312,7 @@ server.tool(
     timeout: z.number().default(5000).describe('Timeout in milliseconds for code execution (default: 5000ms)'),
   },
   async ({ code, timeout }) => {
+    await ensureRelayServer()
     await ensureConnection()
 
     const page = await getCurrentPage(timeout)