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Control endpoint

The proxy exposes /__control for programmatic mode switching.

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# Get current state
curl http://localhost:8100/__control
# Switch modes
curl -X POST http://localhost:8100/__control \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"mode": "record", "id": "my-test-1"}'
interface ControlRequest {
mode?: 'transparent' | 'record' | 'replay'; // required unless cleanup is true
id?: string; // required for record/replay (and for cleanup)
timeout?: number; // auto-reset timeout in ms (default: 120000)
cleanup?: boolean; // when true, clean up the session instead of switching mode
websocket?: WebSocketReplayConfig; // per-session WebSocket replay pacing override
}

In most setups you don’t call this directly — playwrightProxy.before() and setProxyMode() (see the API reference) post to it for you. Reach for /__control when driving the proxy from a shell, a CI step, or an AI agent.