diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index ed556a57ea537..9b85a3d23fa0e 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ gh pr create --repo microsoft/playwright --head username:fix-39562 \
   --title "fix(proxy): handle SOCKS proxy authentication" \
   --body "$(cat <<'EOF'
 ## Summary
-- <describe the change>
+- <describe the change very! briefly>
 
 Fixes https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/39562
 EOF
diff --git a/docs/src/api/class-locator.md b/docs/src/api/class-locator.md
index a94cdbe4a0ba3..179bc2f22879d 100644
--- a/docs/src/api/class-locator.md
+++ b/docs/src/api/class-locator.md
@@ -2485,6 +2485,19 @@ This method expects [Locator] to point to an
 ### option: Locator.setInputFiles.timeout = %%-input-timeout-js-%%
 * since: v1.14
 
+## async method: Locator.snapshotForAI
+* since: v1.59
+- returns: <[Object]>
+  - `full` <[string]> Accessibility snapshot of the element matching this locator.
+
+Returns an accessibility snapshot of the element's subtree optimized for AI consumption.
+
+### option: Locator.snapshotForAI.timeout = %%-input-timeout-%%
+* since: v1.59
+
+### option: Locator.snapshotForAI.timeout = %%-input-timeout-js-%%
+* since: v1.59
+
 ## async method: Locator.tap
 * since: v1.14
 
diff --git a/docs/src/api/class-page.md b/docs/src/api/class-page.md
index f1e38b9a74a4b..42c4714c487e5 100644
--- a/docs/src/api/class-page.md
+++ b/docs/src/api/class-page.md
@@ -4223,6 +4223,9 @@ Returns an accessibility snapshot of the page optimized for AI consumption.
 ### option: Page.snapshotForAI.timeout = %%-input-timeout-%%
 * since: v1.59
 
+### option: Page.snapshotForAI.timeout = %%-input-timeout-js-%%
+* since: v1.59
+
 ### option: Page.snapshotForAI.track
 * since: v1.59
 - `track` <[string]>
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 43053cd703fe0..df5fe7fe4af65 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@
     "lint": "npm run eslint && npm run tsc && npm run doc && npm run check-deps && node utils/generate_channels.js && node utils/generate_types/ && npm run lint-tests && npm run test-types && npm run lint-packages",
     "lint-packages": "node utils/workspace.js --ensure-consistent",
     "lint-tests": "node utils/lint_tests.js",
-    "flint": "concurrently \"npm run eslint\" \"npm run tsc\" \"npm run doc\" \"npm run check-deps\" \"node utils/generate_channels.js\" \"node utils/generate_types/\" \"npm run lint-tests\" \"npm run test-types\" \"npm run lint-packages\" \"node utils/doclint/linting-code-snippets/cli.js --js-only\"",
+    "flint": "concurrently \"npm run eslint\" \"npm run tsc\" \"npm run doc\" \"npm run check-deps\" \"node utils/generate_channels.js\" \"npm run lint-tests\" \"npm run test-types\" \"npm run lint-packages\" \"node utils/doclint/linting-code-snippets/cli.js --js-only\"",
     "clean": "node utils/build/clean.js",
     "build": "node utils/build/build.js",
     "watch": "node utils/build/build.js --watch --lint",
-    "test-types": "node utils/generate_types/ && tsc -p utils/generate_types/test/tsconfig.json && tsc -p ./tests/",
+    "test-types": "node utils/generate_types/ && concurrently \"tsc -p utils/generate_types/test/tsconfig.json\" \"tsc -p ./tests/\"",
     "roll": "node utils/roll_browser.js",
     "check-deps": "node utils/check_deps.js",
     "build-android-driver": "./utils/build_android_driver.sh",
diff --git a/packages/playwright-client/types/types.d.ts b/packages/playwright-client/types/types.d.ts
index 0f3a236cf35c9..8c1d25aa20a21 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-client/types/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-client/types/types.d.ts
@@ -4538,6 +4538,14 @@ export interface Page {
    * @param options
    */
   snapshotForAI(options?: {
+    /**
+     * Maximum time in milliseconds. Defaults to `0` - no timeout. The default value can be changed via `actionTimeout`
+     * option in the config, or by using the
+     * [browserContext.setDefaultTimeout(timeout)](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-browsercontext#browser-context-set-default-timeout)
+     * or [page.setDefaultTimeout(timeout)](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-page#page-set-default-timeout) methods.
+     */
+    timeout?: number;
+
     /**
      * When specified, enables incremental snapshots. Subsequent calls with the same track name will return an incremental
      * snapshot containing only changes since the last call.
@@ -14666,6 +14674,25 @@ export interface Locator {
     timeout?: number;
   }): Promise<void>;
 
+  /**
+   * Returns an accessibility snapshot of the element's subtree optimized for AI consumption.
+   * @param options
+   */
+  snapshotForAI(options?: {
+    /**
+     * Maximum time in milliseconds. Defaults to `0` - no timeout. The default value can be changed via `actionTimeout`
+     * option in the config, or by using the
+     * [browserContext.setDefaultTimeout(timeout)](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-browsercontext#browser-context-set-default-timeout)
+     * or [page.setDefaultTimeout(timeout)](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-page#page-set-default-timeout) methods.
+     */
+    timeout?: number;
+  }): Promise<{
+    /**
+     * Accessibility snapshot of the element matching this locator.
+     */
+    full: string;
+  }>;
+
   /**
    * Perform a tap gesture on the element matching the locator. For examples of emulating other gestures by manually
    * dispatching touch events, see the [emulating legacy touch events](https://playwright.dev/docs/touch-events) page.
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/cli/DEPS.list b/packages/playwright-core/src/cli/DEPS.list
index fb73f81dd5381..4d2f05e6dbd7c 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/cli/DEPS.list
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/cli/DEPS.list
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@
 ../utilsBundle.ts
 ../client/
 ../server/trace/viewer/
+../tools/cli-client/program.ts
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/cli/program.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/cli/program.ts
index cbd18e242e371..159a8ae4cc7ce 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/cli/program.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/cli/program.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import { runTraceInBrowser, runTraceViewerApp } from '../server/trace/viewer/tra
 import { assert, getPackageManagerExecCommand } from '../utils';
 import { wrapInASCIIBox } from '../server/utils/ascii';
 import { dotenv, program } from '../utilsBundle';
+import { program as cliProgram } from '../tools/cli-client/program';
 
 import type { Browser } from '../client/browser';
 import type { BrowserContext } from '../client/browserContext';
@@ -353,6 +354,15 @@ Examples:
   $ show-trace
   $ show-trace https://example.com/trace.zip`);
 
+program
+    .command('cli', { hidden: true })
+    .allowExcessArguments(true)
+    .allowUnknownOption(true)
+    .action(async options => {
+      process.argv.splice(process.argv.indexOf('cli'), 1);
+      cliProgram();
+    });
+
 type Options = {
   browser: string;
   channel?: string;
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/locator.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/locator.ts
index 88af0b2eeac67..fdf1cb8e081a8 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/locator.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/locator.ts
@@ -378,6 +378,10 @@ export class Locator implements api.Locator {
     await this._frame._channel.waitForSelector({ selector: this._selector, strict: true, omitReturnValue: true, ...options, timeout: this._frame._timeout(options) });
   }
 
+  async snapshotForAI(options: TimeoutOptions = {}): Promise<{ full: string }> {
+    return await this._frame._page!._channel.snapshotForAI({ timeout: this._frame._timeout(options), selector: this._selector });
+  }
+
   async _expect(expression: string, options: FrameExpectParams): Promise<{ matches: boolean, received?: any, log?: string[], timedOut?: boolean, errorMessage?: string }> {
     return this._frame._expect(expression, {
       ...options,
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts
index eff128b98f921..65b8d843f452d 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts
@@ -1493,6 +1493,7 @@ scheme.PageRequestsResult = tObject({
 });
 scheme.PageSnapshotForAIParams = tObject({
   track: tOptional(tString),
+  selector: tOptional(tString),
   timeout: tFloat,
 });
 scheme.PageSnapshotForAIResult = tObject({
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/page.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/page.ts
index e30e25808a990..894f1a49dce45 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/page.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/page.ts
@@ -30,12 +30,13 @@ import { LongStandingScope, assert, renderTitleForCall, trimStringWithEllipsis }
 import { asLocator } from '../utils';
 import { getComparator } from './utils/comparators';
 import { debugLogger } from './utils/debugLogger';
-import { isInvalidSelectorError } from '../utils/isomorphic/selectorParser';
+import { isInvalidSelectorError, stringifySelector } from '../utils/isomorphic/selectorParser';
 import { ManualPromise } from '../utils/isomorphic/manualPromise';
 import { parseEvaluationResultValue } from '../utils/isomorphic/utilityScriptSerializers';
 import { compressCallLog } from './callLog';
 import * as rawBindingsControllerSource from '../generated/bindingsControllerSource';
 import { Screencast } from './screencast';
+import { NonRecoverableDOMError } from './dom';
 
 import type { Artifact } from './artifact';
 import type { BrowserContextEventMap } from './browserContext';
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ import type * as types from './types';
 import type { ImageComparatorOptions } from './utils/comparators';
 import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
 import type { BindingPayload } from '@injected/bindingsController';
+import type { SelectorInfo } from './frameSelectors';
 
 export interface PageDelegate {
   readonly rawMouse: input.RawMouse;
@@ -884,8 +886,23 @@ export class Page extends SdkObject<PageEventMap> {
     await Promise.all(this.frames().map(frame => frame.hideHighlight().catch(() => {})));
   }
 
-  async snapshotForAI(progress: Progress, options: { track?: string, doNotRenderActive?: boolean } = {}): Promise<{ full: string, incremental?: string }> {
-    const snapshot = await snapshotFrameForAI(progress, this.mainFrame(), options);
+  async snapshotForAI(progress: Progress, options: { track?: string, doNotRenderActive?: boolean, selector?: string } = {}): Promise<{ full: string, incremental?: string }> {
+    if (options.selector && options.track)
+      throw new Error('Cannot specify both selector and track options');
+
+    let frame: frames.Frame;
+    let info: SelectorInfo | undefined;
+    if (options.selector) {
+      const resolved = await this.mainFrame().selectors.resolveInjectedForSelector(options.selector, { strict: true });
+      if (!resolved)
+        throw new Error(`Selector "${options.selector}" did not resolve to any element`);
+      frame = resolved.frame;
+      info = resolved.info;
+    } else {
+      frame = this.mainFrame();
+    }
+
+    const snapshot = await snapshotFrameForAI(progress, frame, { ...options, info });
     return { full: snapshot.full.join('\n'), incremental: snapshot.incremental?.join('\n') };
   }
 
@@ -1030,20 +1047,33 @@ export class InitScript extends DisposableObject {
   }
 }
 
-async function snapshotFrameForAI(progress: Progress, frame: frames.Frame, options: { track?: string, doNotRenderActive?: boolean } = {}): Promise<{ full: string[], incremental?: string[] }> {
+async function snapshotFrameForAI(progress: Progress, frame: frames.Frame, options: { track?: string, doNotRenderActive?: boolean, info?: SelectorInfo } = {}): Promise<{ full: string[], incremental?: string[] }> {
   // Only await the topmost navigations, inner frames will be empty when racing.
   const snapshot = await frame.retryWithProgressAndTimeouts(progress, [1000, 2000, 4000, 8000], async continuePolling => {
     try {
       const context = await progress.race(frame._utilityContext());
       const injectedScript = await progress.race(context.injectedScript());
       const snapshotOrRetry = await progress.race(injectedScript.evaluate((injected, options) => {
+        if (options.info) {
+          const element = injected.querySelector(options.info.parsed, injected.document, options.info.strict);
+          if (!element)
+            return false;
+          return injected.incrementalAriaSnapshot(element, { mode: 'ai', ...options });
+        }
         const node = injected.document.body;
         if (!node)
           return true;
         return injected.incrementalAriaSnapshot(node, { mode: 'ai', ...options });
-      }, { refPrefix: frame.seq ? 'f' + frame.seq : '', track: options.track, doNotRenderActive: options.doNotRenderActive }));
+      }, {
+        refPrefix: frame.seq ? 'f' + frame.seq : '',
+        track: options.track,
+        doNotRenderActive: options.doNotRenderActive,
+        info: options.info,
+      }));
       if (snapshotOrRetry === true)
         return continuePolling;
+      if (snapshotOrRetry === false)
+        throw new NonRecoverableDOMError(`Selector "${stringifySelector(options.info!.parsed)}" does not match any element`);
       return snapshotOrRetry;
     } catch (e) {
       if (frame.isNonRetriableError(e))
@@ -1093,7 +1123,7 @@ async function snapshotFrameRefForAI(progress: Progress, parentFrame: frames.Fra
   if (!child)
     return { full: [] };
   try {
-    return await snapshotFrameForAI(progress, child.frame, options);
+    return await snapshotFrameForAI(progress, child.frame, { ...options, info: undefined });
   } catch {
     return { full: [] };
   }
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/tools/backend/response.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/tools/backend/response.ts
index bcb7c23024f51..81b959af61236 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/tools/backend/response.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/tools/backend/response.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export class Response {
   private _context: Context;
   private _includeSnapshot: 'none' | 'full' | 'incremental' = 'none';
   private _includeSnapshotFileName: string | undefined;
+  private _includeSnapshotSelector: string | undefined;
   private _isClose: boolean = false;
 
   readonly toolName: string;
@@ -126,9 +127,10 @@ export class Response {
     this._includeSnapshot = this._context.config.snapshot?.mode || 'incremental';
   }
 
-  setIncludeFullSnapshot(includeSnapshotFileName?: string) {
+  setIncludeFullSnapshot(includeSnapshotFileName?: string, selector?: string) {
     this._includeSnapshot = 'full';
     this._includeSnapshotFileName = includeSnapshotFileName;
+    this._includeSnapshotSelector = selector;
   }
 
   async serialize(): Promise<CallToolResult> {
@@ -193,7 +195,7 @@ export class Response {
       addSection('Ran Playwright code', this._code, 'js');
 
     // Render tab titles upon changes or when more than one tab.
-    const tabSnapshot = this._context.currentTab() ? await this._context.currentTabOrDie().captureSnapshot(this._clientWorkspace) : undefined;
+    const tabSnapshot = this._context.currentTab() ? await this._context.currentTabOrDie().captureSnapshot(this._includeSnapshotSelector, this._clientWorkspace) : undefined;
     const tabHeaders = await Promise.all(this._context.tabs().map(tab => tab.headerSnapshot()));
     if (this._includeSnapshot !== 'none' || tabHeaders.some(header => header.changed)) {
       if (tabHeaders.length !== 1)
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/tools/backend/snapshot.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/tools/backend/snapshot.ts
index 2988dff0bbf1c..0506017564c14 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/tools/backend/snapshot.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/tools/backend/snapshot.ts
@@ -27,13 +27,14 @@ const snapshot = defineTool({
     description: 'Capture accessibility snapshot of the current page, this is better than screenshot',
     inputSchema: z.object({
       filename: z.string().optional().describe('Save snapshot to markdown file instead of returning it in the response.'),
+      selector: z.string().optional().describe('Element selector of the root element to capture a partial snapshot instead of the whole page'),
     }),
     type: 'readOnly',
   },
 
   handle: async (context, params, response) => {
     await context.ensureTab();
-    response.setIncludeFullSnapshot(params.filename);
+    response.setIncludeFullSnapshot(params.filename, params.selector);
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/tools/backend/tab.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/tools/backend/tab.ts
index c6eebd34138f1..be8b823e983ff 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/tools/backend/tab.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/tools/backend/tab.ts
@@ -372,11 +372,11 @@ export class Tab extends EventEmitter<TabEventsInterface> {
     this._requests.length = 0;
   }
 
-  async captureSnapshot(relativeTo: string | undefined): Promise<TabSnapshot> {
+  async captureSnapshot(selector: string | undefined, relativeTo: string | undefined): Promise<TabSnapshot> {
     await this._initializedPromise;
     let tabSnapshot: TabSnapshot | undefined;
     const modalStates = await this._raceAgainstModalStates(async () => {
-      const snapshot = await this.page.snapshotForAI({ track: 'response' });
+      const snapshot: { full: string, incremental?: string } = selector ? await this.page.locator(selector).snapshotForAI() : await this.page.snapshotForAI({ track: 'response' });
       tabSnapshot = {
         ariaSnapshot: snapshot.full,
         ariaSnapshotDiff: this._needsFullSnapshot ? undefined : snapshot.incremental,
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/tools/cli-daemon/commands.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/tools/cli-daemon/commands.ts
index 98e691f02f579..06b28a0cd1ce2 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/tools/cli-daemon/commands.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/tools/cli-daemon/commands.ts
@@ -328,12 +328,14 @@ const snapshot = declareCommand({
   name: 'snapshot',
   description: 'Capture page snapshot to obtain element ref',
   category: 'core',
-  args: z.object({}),
+  args: z.object({
+    element: z.string().optional().describe('Element selector of the root element to capture a partial snapshot instead of the whole page'),
+  }),
   options: z.object({
     filename: z.string().optional().describe('Save snapshot to markdown file instead of returning it in the response.'),
   }),
   toolName: 'browser_snapshot',
-  toolParams: ({ filename }) => ({ filename }),
+  toolParams: ({ filename, element }) => ({ filename, selector: element }),
 });
 
 const evaluate = declareCommand({
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/tools/mcp/DEPS.list b/packages/playwright-core/src/tools/mcp/DEPS.list
index 398a7e9fd92ee..5488c6bb277ac 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/tools/mcp/DEPS.list
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/tools/mcp/DEPS.list
@@ -15,3 +15,6 @@
 [browserFactory.ts]
 ../../client/connect.ts
 ../utils/connect.ts
+
+[program.ts]
+../../cli/program.ts
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/tools/mcp/program.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/tools/mcp/program.ts
index 64a4b01b2339e..e0026dc891f46 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/tools/mcp/program.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/tools/mcp/program.ts
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ export function decorateMCPInstallBrowserCommand(command: Command) {
       .option('--only-shell', 'only install headless shell when installing chromium')
       .option('--no-shell', 'do not install chromium headless shell')
       .action(async options => {
-        const { program } = require('../program');
         const argv = process.argv.map(arg => arg === 'install-browser' ? 'install' : arg);
-        program.parse(argv);
+        const { program: mainProgram } = await import('../../cli/program');
+        mainProgram.parse(argv);
       });
 }
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts b/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
index 0f3a236cf35c9..8c1d25aa20a21 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
@@ -4538,6 +4538,14 @@ export interface Page {
    * @param options
    */
   snapshotForAI(options?: {
+    /**
+     * Maximum time in milliseconds. Defaults to `0` - no timeout. The default value can be changed via `actionTimeout`
+     * option in the config, or by using the
+     * [browserContext.setDefaultTimeout(timeout)](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-browsercontext#browser-context-set-default-timeout)
+     * or [page.setDefaultTimeout(timeout)](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-page#page-set-default-timeout) methods.
+     */
+    timeout?: number;
+
     /**
      * When specified, enables incremental snapshots. Subsequent calls with the same track name will return an incremental
      * snapshot containing only changes since the last call.
@@ -14666,6 +14674,25 @@ export interface Locator {
     timeout?: number;
   }): Promise<void>;
 
+  /**
+   * Returns an accessibility snapshot of the element's subtree optimized for AI consumption.
+   * @param options
+   */
+  snapshotForAI(options?: {
+    /**
+     * Maximum time in milliseconds. Defaults to `0` - no timeout. The default value can be changed via `actionTimeout`
+     * option in the config, or by using the
+     * [browserContext.setDefaultTimeout(timeout)](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-browsercontext#browser-context-set-default-timeout)
+     * or [page.setDefaultTimeout(timeout)](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-page#page-set-default-timeout) methods.
+     */
+    timeout?: number;
+  }): Promise<{
+    /**
+     * Accessibility snapshot of the element matching this locator.
+     */
+    full: string;
+  }>;
+
   /**
    * Perform a tap gesture on the element matching the locator. For examples of emulating other gestures by manually
    * dispatching touch events, see the [emulating legacy touch events](https://playwright.dev/docs/touch-events) page.
diff --git a/packages/protocol/src/channels.d.ts b/packages/protocol/src/channels.d.ts
index f384e99aedea4..c0a9f5c6c2544 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/src/channels.d.ts
+++ b/packages/protocol/src/channels.d.ts
@@ -2608,10 +2608,12 @@ export type PageRequestsResult = {
 };
 export type PageSnapshotForAIParams = {
   track?: string,
+  selector?: string,
   timeout: number,
 };
 export type PageSnapshotForAIOptions = {
   track?: string,
+  selector?: string,
 };
 export type PageSnapshotForAIResult = {
   full: string,
diff --git a/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml b/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml
index 824adafc32a40..e53c57c5f83ad 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml
+++ b/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml
@@ -2012,6 +2012,7 @@ Page:
       parameters:
         # When track is present, an incremental snapshot is returned when possible.
         track: string?
+        selector: string?
         timeout: float
       returns:
         full: string
diff --git a/tests/mcp/cli-core.spec.ts b/tests/mcp/cli-core.spec.ts
index af56680d82475..f5d1674cda788 100644
--- a/tests/mcp/cli-core.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/mcp/cli-core.spec.ts
@@ -263,3 +263,19 @@ test('click button with wrong css selector', async ({ cli, server }) => {
   const { output } = await cli('click', '#target');
   expect(output).toContain(`Error: Selector #target does not match any elements.`);
 });
+
+test('partial snapshot', async ({ cli, server }) => {
+  server.setContent('/', `<button id=one>Submit</button><button id=two>Cancel</button>`, 'text/html');
+  const { snapshot } = await cli('open', server.PREFIX);
+  expect(snapshot).toContain('- button "Submit" [ref=e2]');
+  expect(snapshot).toContain('- button "Cancel" [ref=e3]');
+
+  const { snapshot: partialSnapshot } = await cli('snapshot', '#two');
+  expect(partialSnapshot).toBe(`- button "Cancel" [ref=e3]`);
+
+  const { output: strictError } = await cli('snapshot', 'button');
+  expect(strictError).toContain(`strict mode violation`);
+
+  const { output: noMatchError } = await cli('snapshot', '#target');
+  expect(noMatchError).toContain(`Selector "#target" does not match any element`);
+});