diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0c4d97edad44d..8aa83a7279141 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1503,6 +1503,10 @@
       "resolved": "packages/playwright-ct-vue",
       "link": true
     },
+    "node_modules/@playwright/protocol": {
+      "resolved": "packages/protocol",
+      "link": true
+    },
     "node_modules/@playwright/test": {
       "resolved": "packages/playwright-test",
       "link": true
@@ -7957,6 +7961,9 @@
         "node": "^8.16.0 || ^10.6.0 || >=11.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "packages/protocol": {
+      "name": "@playwright/protocol"
+    },
     "packages/recorder": {
       "version": "0.0.0",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/html-reporter/tsconfig.json b/packages/html-reporter/tsconfig.json
index 4fe82eab4eb1c..72a11c122a78a 100644
--- a/packages/html-reporter/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/html-reporter/tsconfig.json
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     "baseUrl": ".",
     "useUnknownInCatchVariables": false,
     "paths": {
-      "@protocol/*": ["../protocol/src/*"],
       "@web/*": ["../web/src/*"],
       "@playwright/*": ["../playwright/src/*"],
       "playwright-core/lib/*": ["../playwright-core/src/*"],
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/accessibility.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/accessibility.ts
index a3390d8c58a47..511a4025cbe7a 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/accessibility.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/accessibility.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import type { ElementHandle } from './elementHandle';
 import type * as api from '../../types/types';
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/android.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/android.ts
index 07912bfbdd654..9200a51d26370 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/android.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/android.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import fs from 'fs';
 import { isString, isRegExp, monotonicTime } from '../utils';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { Events } from './events';
 import { BrowserContext, prepareBrowserContextParams } from './browserContext';
 import { ChannelOwner } from './channelOwner';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/artifact.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/artifact.ts
index c3a53c0294a52..9560b3c4b01fa 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/artifact.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/artifact.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import { Stream } from './stream';
 import { mkdirIfNeeded } from '../utils/fileUtils';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/browser.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/browser.ts
index be47ddeb51dd1..9247b92b9b261 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/browser.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/browser.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import fs from 'fs';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { BrowserContext, prepareBrowserContextParams } from './browserContext';
 import type { Page } from './page';
 import { ChannelOwner } from './channelOwner';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/browserContext.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/browserContext.ts
index 5ff432ec60a1d..c2179f27763c8 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/browserContext.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/browserContext.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 import { Page, BindingCall } from './page';
 import { Frame } from './frame';
 import * as network from './network';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import path from 'path';
 import { ChannelOwner } from './channelOwner';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/browserType.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/browserType.ts
index 06672cc64e534..7fe43a213a447 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/browserType.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/browserType.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { Browser } from './browser';
 import { BrowserContext, prepareBrowserContextParams } from './browserContext';
 import { ChannelOwner } from './channelOwner';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/cdpSession.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/cdpSession.ts
index 68d1cb57f875e..b2d987e763cd4 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/cdpSession.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/cdpSession.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { ChannelOwner } from './channelOwner';
 import type { Protocol } from '../server/chromium/protocol';
 import type * as api from '../../types/types';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/channelOwner.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/channelOwner.ts
index a5d753507bddf..9c219240a42cb 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/channelOwner.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/channelOwner.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { EventEmitter } from './eventEmitter';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { maybeFindValidator, ValidationError, type ValidatorContext } from '../protocol/validator';
 import { debugLogger } from '../utils/debugLogger';
 import type { ExpectZone } from '../utils/stackTrace';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/clientInstrumentation.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/clientInstrumentation.ts
index 55c787df05c13..203d968df32ac 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/clientInstrumentation.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/clientInstrumentation.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type { StackFrame } from '@protocol/channels';
+import type { StackFrame } from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import type { BrowserContext } from './browserContext';
 import type { APIRequestContext } from './fetch';
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/connection.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/connection.ts
index 75d1878da3ea4..5a5d1aea54aef 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/connection.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/connection.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import { parseError, TargetClosedError } from './errors';
 import { CDPSession } from './cdpSession';
 import { Playwright } from './playwright';
 import { Electron, ElectronApplication } from './electron';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { Stream } from './stream';
 import { WritableStream } from './writableStream';
 import { debugLogger } from '../utils/debugLogger';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/consoleMessage.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/consoleMessage.ts
index fcdc3fd1490be..eeb0cc6da797d 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/consoleMessage.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/consoleMessage.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import * as util from 'util';
 import { JSHandle } from './jsHandle';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import type * as api from '../../types/types';
 import { Page } from './page';
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/coverage.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/coverage.ts
index c736d1fad0047..dc71469f33663 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/coverage.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/coverage.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import type * as api from '../../types/types';
 
 export class Coverage implements api.Coverage {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/dialog.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/dialog.ts
index c012838b7ccec..db75a20bdb904 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/dialog.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/dialog.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { ChannelOwner } from './channelOwner';
 import type * as api from '../../types/types';
 import { Page } from './page';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/electron.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/electron.ts
index fe5b6e189ec2d..2b56f2c9e2d88 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/electron.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/electron.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import type { BrowserWindow } from 'electron';
 import type * as childProcess from 'child_process';
 import type * as structs from '../../types/structs';
 import type * as api from '../../types/types';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { TimeoutSettings } from '../common/timeoutSettings';
 import { BrowserContext, prepareBrowserContextParams } from './browserContext';
 import { ChannelOwner } from './channelOwner';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/elementHandle.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/elementHandle.ts
index 0a89d3091bf52..a4a3a0b10bbc6 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/elementHandle.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/elementHandle.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { Frame } from './frame';
 import type { Locator } from './locator';
 import { JSHandle, serializeArgument, parseResult } from './jsHandle';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/errors.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/errors.ts
index 51555202e5b84..a23da367ad28c 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/errors.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/errors.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type { SerializedError } from '@protocol/channels';
+import type { SerializedError } from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { isError } from '../utils';
 import { parseSerializedValue, serializeValue } from '../protocol/serializers';
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/fetch.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/fetch.ts
index 58928532ac9e4..07ddd7d73e980 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/fetch.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/fetch.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import * as util from 'util';
 import type { Serializable } from '../../types/structs';
 import type * as api from '../../types/types';
 import type { HeadersArray, NameValue } from '../common/types';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { assert, headersObjectToArray, isString } from '../utils';
 import { mkdirIfNeeded } from '../utils/fileUtils';
 import { ChannelOwner } from './channelOwner';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/fileChooser.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/fileChooser.ts
index 5e7b1113ffd8e..86f02fc4f74d2 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/fileChooser.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/fileChooser.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import type { ElementHandle } from './elementHandle';
 import type { Page } from './page';
 import type { FilePayload } from './types';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import type * as api from '../../types/types';
 
 export class FileChooser implements api.FileChooser {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/frame.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/frame.ts
index c3370776309df..0b4d562030966 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/frame.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/frame.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  */
 
 import { assert } from '../utils';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { ChannelOwner } from './channelOwner';
 import { FrameLocator, Locator, testIdAttributeName } from './locator';
 import type { LocatorOptions } from './locator';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/input.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/input.ts
index e06b0e3e4ab4e..f3fee2150d69a 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/input.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/input.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import type * as api from '../../types/types';
 import type { Page } from './page';
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/jsHandle.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/jsHandle.ts
index 8577400f3df1e..468240e719a62 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/jsHandle.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/jsHandle.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { ChannelOwner } from './channelOwner';
 import { parseSerializedValue, serializeValue } from '../protocol/serializers';
 import type * as api from '../../types/types';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/jsonPipe.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/jsonPipe.ts
index 0c6b53502fa29..bfb9d1e240a3e 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/jsonPipe.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/jsonPipe.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { ChannelOwner } from './channelOwner';
 
 export class JsonPipe extends ChannelOwner<channels.JsonPipeChannel> {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/localUtils.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/localUtils.ts
index 530547b227918..73ef451385404 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/localUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/localUtils.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { ChannelOwner } from './channelOwner';
 import type { Size } from './types';
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/locator.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/locator.ts
index 84e68e1b20497..9cae2ed44b226 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/locator.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/locator.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import type * as structs from '../../types/structs';
 import type * as api from '../../types/types';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import * as util from 'util';
 import { asLocator, isString, monotonicTime } from '../utils';
 import { ElementHandle } from './elementHandle';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/network.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/network.ts
index cb18681ccf4e3..0aeaa648979c4 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/network.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/network.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { URLSearchParams } from 'url';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { ChannelOwner } from './channelOwner';
 import { Frame } from './frame';
 import { Worker } from './worker';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts
index f1d90fece24ca..973cf077f854a 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import type * as structs from '../../types/structs';
 import type * as api from '../../types/types';
 import { serializeError, isTargetClosedError, TargetClosedError } from './errors';
 import { TimeoutSettings } from '../common/timeoutSettings';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { assert, headersObjectToArray, isObject, isRegExp, isString, LongStandingScope, urlMatches, urlMatchesEqual, mkdirIfNeeded, trimStringWithEllipsis, type URLMatch } from '../utils';
 import { Accessibility } from './accessibility';
 import { Artifact } from './artifact';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/playwright.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/playwright.ts
index 9933ce15dea40..0140b2f52ba2d 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/playwright.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/playwright.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { TimeoutError } from './errors';
 import { Android } from './android';
 import { BrowserType } from './browserType';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/selectors.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/selectors.ts
index 2739be0e8dc06..2191de800b19c 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/selectors.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/selectors.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { evaluationScript } from './clientHelper';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { ChannelOwner } from './channelOwner';
 import type { SelectorEngine } from './types';
 import type * as api from '../../types/types';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/stream.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/stream.ts
index bb202ac4ad4ac..49b59fa95bae0 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/stream.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/stream.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { Readable } from 'stream';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { ChannelOwner } from './channelOwner';
 
 export class Stream extends ChannelOwner<channels.StreamChannel> {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/tracing.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/tracing.ts
index 2481741e3e15b..66c67b07e1638 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/tracing.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/tracing.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import type * as api from '../../types/types';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { Artifact } from './artifact';
 import { ChannelOwner } from './channelOwner';
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/types.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/types.ts
index 11049b2111de9..211be9980b9c8 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/types.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/types.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import type { Size } from '../common/types';
 export type { Size, Point, Rect, Quad, TimeoutOptions, HeadersArray } from '../common/types';
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/waiter.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/waiter.ts
index 7b57fe8960b83..296617205733f 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/waiter.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/waiter.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { rewriteErrorMessage } from '../utils/stackTrace';
 import { TimeoutError } from './errors';
 import { createGuid, zones } from '../utils';
 import type { Zone } from '../utils';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import type { ChannelOwner } from './channelOwner';
 
 export class Waiter {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/worker.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/worker.ts
index 31d5d3057f9f8..131faf51d95fc 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/worker.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/worker.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { Events } from './events';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { ChannelOwner } from './channelOwner';
 import { assertMaxArguments, JSHandle, parseResult, serializeArgument } from './jsHandle';
 import type { Page } from './page';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/writableStream.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/writableStream.ts
index 8ed799292c9ff..16aeb80695c4b 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/writableStream.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/writableStream.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { Writable } from 'stream';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { ChannelOwner } from './channelOwner';
 
 export class WritableStream extends ChannelOwner<channels.WritableStreamChannel> {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/serializers.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/serializers.ts
index 559d4a062eb66..aa362e021fd46 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/serializers.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/serializers.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type { SerializedValue } from '@protocol/channels';
+import type { SerializedValue } from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 
 export function parseSerializedValue(value: SerializedValue, handles: any[] | undefined): any {
   return innerParseSerializedValue(value, handles, new Map());
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/remote/playwrightConnection.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/remote/playwrightConnection.ts
index cce31207a876a..19cdab46e19e5 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/remote/playwrightConnection.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/remote/playwrightConnection.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import type { WebSocket } from '../utilsBundle';
 import type { DispatcherScope, Playwright } from '../server';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { createPlaywright, DispatcherConnection, RootDispatcher, PlaywrightDispatcher } from '../server';
 import { Browser } from '../server/browser';
 import { serverSideCallMetadata } from '../server/instrumentation';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/accessibility.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/accessibility.ts
index b92c5411f5e35..204657699b814 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/accessibility.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/accessibility.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  */
 
 import type * as dom from './dom';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 
 export interface AXNode {
     isInteresting(insideControl: boolean): boolean;
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/android/android.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/android/android.ts
index 1af083916c285..63f20500655e5 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/android/android.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/android/android.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import { PipeTransport } from '../../protocol/transport';
 import { RecentLogsCollector } from '../../utils/debugLogger';
 import { gracefullyCloseSet } from '../../utils/processLauncher';
 import { TimeoutSettings } from '../../common/timeoutSettings';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { SdkObject, serverSideCallMetadata } from '../instrumentation';
 import { chromiumSwitches } from '../chromium/chromiumSwitches';
 import { registry } from '../registry';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/android/backendAdb.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/android/backendAdb.ts
index cd718b9d95c13..eef0f864eb4b7 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/android/backendAdb.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/android/backendAdb.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { debug } from '../../utilsBundle';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import * as net from 'net';
 import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
 import type { Backend, DeviceBackend, SocketBackend } from './android';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/bidi/bidiBrowser.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/bidi/bidiBrowser.ts
index acefc08fb2acc..8aaed0fec320a 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/bidi/bidiBrowser.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/bidi/bidiBrowser.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import type { RegisteredListener } from '../../utils/eventsHelper';
 import { eventsHelper } from '../../utils/eventsHelper';
 import type { BrowserOptions } from '../browser';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/bidi/bidiPage.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/bidi/bidiPage.ts
index 56bb43cb1ac0b..3ea34d4bca844 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/bidi/bidiPage.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/bidi/bidiPage.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import * as dom from '../dom';
 import * as dialog from '../dialog';
 import type * as frames from '../frames';
 import { Page } from '../page';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import type { InitScript, PageDelegate } from '../page';
 import type { Progress } from '../progress';
 import type * as types from '../types';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/bidi/bidiPdf.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/bidi/bidiPdf.ts
index 89fefb5260870..235547a007a46 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/bidi/bidiPdf.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/bidi/bidiPdf.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  */
 
 import { assert } from '../../utils';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import type { BidiSession } from './bidiConnection';
 
 const PagePaperFormats: { [key: string]: { width: number, height: number }} = {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/browser.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/browser.ts
index 252443bc440a0..1a337c08d4301 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/browser.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/browser.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import type * as types from './types';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { BrowserContext, validateBrowserContextOptions } from './browserContext';
 import { Page } from './page';
 import { Download } from './download';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/browserContext.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/browserContext.ts
index 6d9227c0a7446..4e6e68aebe51b 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/browserContext.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/browserContext.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import { Page, PageBinding } from './page';
 import type { Progress, ProgressController } from './progress';
 import type { Selectors } from './selectors';
 import type * as types from './types';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import path from 'path';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import type { CallMetadata } from './instrumentation';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/browserType.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/browserType.ts
index 128b80a35203d..4c3fb9cd5d015 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/browserType.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/browserType.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import { PipeTransport } from './pipeTransport';
 import type { Progress } from './progress';
 import { ProgressController } from './progress';
 import type * as types from './types';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, TimeoutSettings } from '../common/timeoutSettings';
 import { debugMode, ManualPromise } from '../utils';
 import { existsAsync } from '../utils/fileUtils';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/chromium/crAccessibility.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/chromium/crAccessibility.ts
index 4114663a0eb20..30657ee8e4c2c 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/chromium/crAccessibility.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/chromium/crAccessibility.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import type { CRSession } from './crConnection';
 import type { Protocol } from './protocol';
 import type * as dom from '../dom';
 import type * as accessibility from '../accessibility';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 
 export async function getAccessibilityTree(client: CRSession, needle?: dom.ElementHandle): Promise<{tree: accessibility.AXNode, needle: accessibility.AXNode | null}> {
   const { nodes } = await client.send('Accessibility.getFullAXTree');
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/chromium/crBrowser.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/chromium/crBrowser.ts
index 1aba1ed8cb0e4..40feba8791e96 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/chromium/crBrowser.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/chromium/crBrowser.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import { Frame } from '../frames';
 import type { Dialog } from '../dialog';
 import type { ConnectionTransport } from '../transport';
 import type * as types from '../types';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import type { CRSession, CDPSession } from './crConnection';
 import { ConnectionEvents, CRConnection } from './crConnection';
 import { CRPage } from './crPage';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/chromium/crCoverage.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/chromium/crCoverage.ts
index ccb9b40ae0d74..a95942c05fd9e 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/chromium/crCoverage.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/chromium/crCoverage.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import type { CRSession } from './crConnection';
 import type { RegisteredListener } from '../../utils/eventsHelper';
 import { eventsHelper } from '../../utils/eventsHelper';
 import type { Protocol } from './protocol';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { assert } from '../../utils';
 
 export class CRCoverage {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/chromium/crPage.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/chromium/crPage.ts
index a7ee34d2c56ab..76cd2b744a649 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/chromium/crPage.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/chromium/crPage.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import { type InitScript, PageBinding, type PageDelegate } from '../page';
 import { Page, Worker } from '../page';
 import type { Progress } from '../progress';
 import type * as types from '../types';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { getAccessibilityTree } from './crAccessibility';
 import { CRBrowserContext } from './crBrowser';
 import type { CRSession } from './crConnection';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/chromium/crPdf.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/chromium/crPdf.ts
index 8dae2d1fa1442..51a02b32745d3 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/chromium/crPdf.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/chromium/crPdf.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  */
 
 import { assert } from '../../utils';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import type { CRSession } from './crConnection';
 import { readProtocolStream } from './crProtocolHelper';
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/cookieStore.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/cookieStore.ts
index d1842660c7931..a7b5511cbdf0a 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/cookieStore.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/cookieStore.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { kMaxCookieExpiresDateInSeconds } from './network';
 
 class Cookie {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/androidDispatcher.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/androidDispatcher.ts
index 77f38c55587b3..b092c6ad4a1f4 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/androidDispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/androidDispatcher.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import type { RootDispatcher } from './dispatcher';
 import { Dispatcher, existingDispatcher } from './dispatcher';
 import type { Android, SocketBackend } from '../android/android';
 import { AndroidDevice } from '../android/android';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { BrowserContextDispatcher } from './browserContextDispatcher';
 import type { CallMetadata } from '../instrumentation';
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/artifactDispatcher.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/artifactDispatcher.ts
index 1996f117765ae..9e747f397065b 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/artifactDispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/artifactDispatcher.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { Dispatcher, existingDispatcher } from './dispatcher';
 import type { DispatcherScope } from './dispatcher';
 import { StreamDispatcher } from './streamDispatcher';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/browserContextDispatcher.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/browserContextDispatcher.ts
index c6ffce49f702b..4f6ee3cde4f9a 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/browserContextDispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/browserContextDispatcher.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { Dispatcher, existingDispatcher } from './dispatcher';
 import type { DispatcherScope } from './dispatcher';
 import { PageDispatcher, BindingCallDispatcher, WorkerDispatcher } from './pageDispatcher';
 import type { FrameDispatcher } from './frameDispatcher';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { RouteDispatcher, RequestDispatcher, ResponseDispatcher, APIRequestContextDispatcher } from './networkDispatchers';
 import { CRBrowserContext } from '../chromium/crBrowser';
 import { CDPSessionDispatcher } from './cdpSessionDispatcher';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/browserDispatcher.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/browserDispatcher.ts
index 99ce5f961f570..b8338145edb8c 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/browserDispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/browserDispatcher.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { Browser } from '../browser';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { BrowserContextDispatcher } from './browserContextDispatcher';
 import { CDPSessionDispatcher } from './cdpSessionDispatcher';
 import { existingDispatcher } from './dispatcher';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/browserTypeDispatcher.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/browserTypeDispatcher.ts
index bf7ccd518f4e1..6ef76420bc308 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/browserTypeDispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/browserTypeDispatcher.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import type { BrowserType } from '../browserType';
 import { BrowserDispatcher } from './browserDispatcher';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import type { RootDispatcher } from './dispatcher';
 import { Dispatcher } from './dispatcher';
 import { BrowserContextDispatcher } from './browserContextDispatcher';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/cdpSessionDispatcher.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/cdpSessionDispatcher.ts
index 33fa19f5e786a..39ddf11655e92 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/cdpSessionDispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/cdpSessionDispatcher.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { CDPSession } from '../chromium/crConnection';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { Dispatcher } from './dispatcher';
 import type { BrowserDispatcher } from './browserDispatcher';
 import type { BrowserContextDispatcher } from './browserContextDispatcher';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/debugControllerDispatcher.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/debugControllerDispatcher.ts
index fc722d1bd33cc..4d2de4baae20e 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/debugControllerDispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/debugControllerDispatcher.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { eventsHelper } from '../../utils';
 import type { RegisteredListener } from '../../utils/eventsHelper';
 import { DebugController } from '../debugController';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/dialogDispatcher.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/dialogDispatcher.ts
index 50ff01f108d8d..41adc8f9a232d 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/dialogDispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/dialogDispatcher.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import type { Dialog } from '../dialog';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { Dispatcher } from './dispatcher';
 import { PageDispatcher } from './pageDispatcher';
 import type { BrowserContextDispatcher } from './browserContextDispatcher';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/dispatcher.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/dispatcher.ts
index ce63891f4f33f..3dd9cac509340 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/dispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/dispatcher.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { findValidator, ValidationError, createMetadataValidator, type ValidatorContext } from '../../protocol/validator';
 import { LongStandingScope, assert, compressCallLog, isUnderTest, monotonicTime, rewriteErrorMessage } from '../../utils';
 import { TargetClosedError, isTargetClosedError, serializeError } from '../errors';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/electronDispatcher.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/electronDispatcher.ts
index a4e28da26f2de..b769472ef597b 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/electronDispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/electronDispatcher.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import type { RootDispatcher } from './dispatcher';
 import { Dispatcher } from './dispatcher';
 import type { Electron } from '../electron/electron';
 import { ElectronApplication } from '../electron/electron';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { BrowserContextDispatcher } from './browserContextDispatcher';
 import type { PageDispatcher } from './pageDispatcher';
 import type { ConsoleMessage } from '../console';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/elementHandlerDispatcher.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/elementHandlerDispatcher.ts
index d4d0280ec4fc7..86426ea7d3d6d 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/elementHandlerDispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/elementHandlerDispatcher.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import type { ElementHandle } from '../dom';
 import type { Frame } from '../frames';
 import type * as js from '../javascript';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { existingDispatcher } from './dispatcher';
 import { JSHandleDispatcher, serializeResult, parseArgument } from './jsHandleDispatcher';
 import type { JSHandleDispatcherParentScope } from './jsHandleDispatcher';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/frameDispatcher.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/frameDispatcher.ts
index 2f172df694f34..f579227488cb6 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/frameDispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/frameDispatcher.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import type { NavigationEvent } from '../frames';
 import { Frame } from '../frames';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { Dispatcher, existingDispatcher } from './dispatcher';
 import { ElementHandleDispatcher } from './elementHandlerDispatcher';
 import { parseArgument, serializeResult } from './jsHandleDispatcher';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/jsHandleDispatcher.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/jsHandleDispatcher.ts
index 33960e72d5e74..044bc0097d477 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/jsHandleDispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/jsHandleDispatcher.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import type * as js from '../javascript';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { Dispatcher } from './dispatcher';
 import { ElementHandleDispatcher } from './elementHandlerDispatcher';
 import { parseSerializedValue, serializeValue } from '../../protocol/serializers';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/jsonPipeDispatcher.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/jsonPipeDispatcher.ts
index dead26993f826..000c92604ada2 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/jsonPipeDispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/jsonPipeDispatcher.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { Dispatcher } from './dispatcher';
 import { createGuid } from '../../utils';
 import type { LocalUtilsDispatcher } from './localUtilsDispatcher';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/localUtilsDispatcher.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/localUtilsDispatcher.ts
index b6f8fe80ac793..05830724e18cf 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/localUtilsDispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/localUtilsDispatcher.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import type EventEmitter from 'events';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import path from 'path';
 import os from 'os';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { ManualPromise } from '../../utils/manualPromise';
 import { assert, calculateSha1, createGuid, removeFolders } from '../../utils';
 import type { RootDispatcher } from './dispatcher';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/networkDispatchers.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/networkDispatchers.ts
index ba600f697e7d7..79b1585ec15cc 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/networkDispatchers.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/networkDispatchers.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import type { APIRequestContext } from '../fetch';
 import type { CallMetadata } from '../instrumentation';
 import type { Request, Response, Route } from '../network';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/pageDispatcher.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/pageDispatcher.ts
index 5e3b73a73f024..d02650c22edd5 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/pageDispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/pageDispatcher.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import type { BrowserContext } from '../browserContext';
 import type { Frame } from '../frames';
 import { Page, Worker } from '../page';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { Dispatcher, existingDispatcher } from './dispatcher';
 import { parseError } from '../errors';
 import { FrameDispatcher } from './frameDispatcher';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/playwrightDispatcher.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/playwrightDispatcher.ts
index c411f93198046..f93c0b101cfa6 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/playwrightDispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/playwrightDispatcher.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import type { Browser } from '../browser';
 import { GlobalAPIRequestContext } from '../fetch';
 import type { Playwright } from '../playwright';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/selectorsDispatcher.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/selectorsDispatcher.ts
index 4582a8081d707..8f1708e1c1972 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/selectorsDispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/selectorsDispatcher.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import type { RootDispatcher } from './dispatcher';
 import { Dispatcher } from './dispatcher';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import type { Selectors } from '../selectors';
 
 export class SelectorsDispatcher extends Dispatcher<Selectors, channels.SelectorsChannel, RootDispatcher> implements channels.SelectorsChannel {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/streamDispatcher.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/streamDispatcher.ts
index 4a45468389215..f89ac5b592779 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/streamDispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/streamDispatcher.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { Dispatcher } from './dispatcher';
 import type * as stream from 'stream';
 import { ManualPromise, createGuid } from '../../utils';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/tracingDispatcher.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/tracingDispatcher.ts
index 5555de15d1e1b..b77a3f240991e 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/tracingDispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/tracingDispatcher.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
-import type { CallMetadata } from '@protocol/callMetadata';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
+import type { CallMetadata } from '@playwright/protocol/src/callMetadata';
 import type { Tracing } from '../trace/recorder/tracing';
 import { ArtifactDispatcher } from './artifactDispatcher';
 import { Dispatcher, existingDispatcher } from './dispatcher';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/webSocketRouteDispatcher.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/webSocketRouteDispatcher.ts
index 87f469b7d0fe6..d05e2475ee0e9 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/webSocketRouteDispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/webSocketRouteDispatcher.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import type { BrowserContext } from '../browserContext';
 import type { Frame } from '../frames';
 import { Page } from '../page';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { Dispatcher } from './dispatcher';
 import { createGuid, urlMatches } from '../../utils';
 import { PageDispatcher } from './pageDispatcher';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/writableStreamDispatcher.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/writableStreamDispatcher.ts
index 3e54e644d5547..5c21f84f7f4be 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/writableStreamDispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/writableStreamDispatcher.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { Dispatcher } from './dispatcher';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import { createGuid } from '../../utils';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dom.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dom.ts
index 8e65c7c67fdda..44b10d0b700d4 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dom.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dom.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import fs from 'fs';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import * as injectedScriptSource from '../generated/injectedScriptSource';
 import { isSessionClosedError } from './protocolError';
 import type { ScreenshotOptions } from './screenshotter';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/electron/electron.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/electron/electron.ts
index 1606c407d57ca..511b0518780df 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/electron/electron.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/electron/electron.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import type * as childProcess from 'child_process';
 import * as readline from 'readline';
 import { RecentLogsCollector } from '../../utils/debugLogger';
 import { serverSideCallMetadata, SdkObject } from '../instrumentation';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { toConsoleMessageLocation } from '../chromium/crProtocolHelper';
 import { ConsoleMessage } from '../console';
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/errors.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/errors.ts
index c3a63cb0339fe..cf5b2d77dd76f 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/errors.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/errors.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type { SerializedError } from '@protocol/channels';
+import type { SerializedError } from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { isError } from '../utils';
 import { parseSerializedValue, serializeValue } from '../protocol/serializers';
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/fetch.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/fetch.ts
index f231c907c0827..680ff12746679 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/fetch.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/fetch.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import type { LookupAddress } from 'dns';
 import http from 'http';
 import https from 'https';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/fileUploadUtils.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/fileUploadUtils.ts
index 22ac13b12758e..539210855fb4d 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/fileUploadUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/fileUploadUtils.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import path from 'path';
 import { assert, fileUploadSizeLimit } from '../utils';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/formData.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/formData.ts
index bc7f1e5bfe970..c5fd2dcf4f435 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/formData.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/formData.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { mime } from '../utilsBundle';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 
 export class MultipartFormData {
   private readonly _boundary: string;
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/frames.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/frames.ts
index ad793aded8011..4bbc69b0ae59e 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/frames.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/frames.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import type { ConsoleMessage } from './console';
 import * as dom from './dom';
 import { helper } from './helper';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/har/harRecorder.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/har/harRecorder.ts
index e623587e57fa8..5e48862d18f12 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/har/harRecorder.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/har/harRecorder.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import type { BrowserContext } from '../browserContext';
 import type * as har from '@trace/har';
 import { HarTracer } from './harTracer';
 import type { HarTracerDelegate } from './harTracer';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { yazl } from '../../zipBundle';
 import type { ZipFile } from '../../zipBundle';
 import { ManualPromise } from '../../utils/manualPromise';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/injectedScript.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/injectedScript.ts
index 74ff799ff1ca7..4553055e7e861 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/injectedScript.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/injectedScript.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import { SelectorEvaluatorImpl, sortInDOMOrder } from './selectorEvaluator';
 import { enclosingShadowRootOrDocument, isElementVisible, isInsideScope, parentElementOrShadowHost, setBrowserName } from './domUtils';
 import type { CSSComplexSelectorList } from '../../utils/isomorphic/cssParser';
 import { generateSelector, type GenerateSelectorOptions } from './selectorGenerator';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { Highlight } from './highlight';
 import { getChecked, getAriaDisabled, getAriaRole, getElementAccessibleName, getElementAccessibleDescription, getReadonly } from './roleUtils';
 import { kLayoutSelectorNames, type LayoutSelectorName, layoutSelectorScore } from './layoutSelectorUtils';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/instrumentation.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/instrumentation.ts
index 2a384fb16978c..e4fa37951ae6e 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/instrumentation.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/instrumentation.ts
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ export type Attribution = {
   frame?: Frame;
 };
 
-import type { CallMetadata } from '@protocol/callMetadata';
+import type { CallMetadata } from '@playwright/protocol/src/callMetadata';
 import type { Dialog } from './dialog';
 import type { Download } from './download';
-export type { CallMetadata } from '@protocol/callMetadata';
+export type { CallMetadata } from '@playwright/protocol/src/callMetadata';
 
 export class SdkObject extends EventEmitter {
   guid: string;
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/network.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/network.ts
index 006f2f4cbff39..ace19ae0aa228 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/network.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/network.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import type * as contexts from './browserContext';
 import type * as pages from './page';
 import type * as frames from './frames';
 import type * as types from './types';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { assert } from '../utils';
 import { ManualPromise } from '../utils/manualPromise';
 import { SdkObject } from './instrumentation';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/page.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/page.ts
index 48c0827c08a4a..ed8946676a280 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/page.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/page.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import * as frames from './frames';
 import * as input from './input';
 import * as js from './javascript';
 import type * as network from './network';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import type { ScreenshotOptions } from './screenshotter';
 import { Screenshotter, validateScreenshotOptions } from './screenshotter';
 import { TimeoutSettings } from '../common/timeoutSettings';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder.ts
index 16f9d791e1610..c53bf049771f4 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import type { CallLog, CallLogStatus, ElementInfo, EventData, Mode, OverlayState, Source, UIState } from '@recorder/recorderTypes';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import type { Point } from '../common/types';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder/contextRecorder.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder/contextRecorder.ts
index d7a3c908e8800..2df8f679aa3f7 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder/contextRecorder.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder/contextRecorder.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import type { Source } from '@recorder/recorderTypes';
 import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
 import * as recorderSource from '../../generated/pollingRecorderSource';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder/recorderCollection.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder/recorderCollection.ts
index 2643dece9131b..6fd48a146c794 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder/recorderCollection.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder/recorderCollection.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { monotonicTime } from '../../utils/time';
 import { callMetadataForAction, collapseActions } from './recorderUtils';
 import { serializeError } from '../errors';
 import { performAction } from './recorderRunner';
-import type { CallMetadata } from '@protocol/callMetadata';
+import type { CallMetadata } from '@playwright/protocol/src/callMetadata';
 import { isUnderTest } from '../../utils/debug';
 
 export class RecorderCollection extends EventEmitter {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/socksInterceptor.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/socksInterceptor.ts
index 498e8bfe7382c..223cf68692d46 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/socksInterceptor.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/socksInterceptor.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import * as socks from '../common/socksProxy';
 import EventEmitter from 'events';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import type { WebSocketTransport } from './transport';
 import { findValidator, ValidationError } from '../protocol/validator';
 import type { ValidatorContext } from '../protocol/validator';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/trace/recorder/tracing.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/trace/recorder/tracing.ts
index c19c0a33d9918..bf181402c1433 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/trace/recorder/tracing.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/trace/recorder/tracing.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import fs from 'fs';
 import os from 'os';
 import path from 'path';
 import type { NameValue } from '../../../common/types';
-import type { TracingTracingStopChunkParams, StackFrame } from '@protocol/channels';
+import type { TracingTracingStopChunkParams, StackFrame } from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { commandsWithTracingSnapshots } from '../../../protocol/debug';
 import { assert, createGuid, monotonicTime, SerializedFS, removeFolders, eventsHelper, type RegisteredListener } from '../../../utils';
 import { Artifact } from '../../artifact';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/types.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/types.ts
index b58ea5af83bca..767ca17ac8e5b 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/types.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/types.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 import type { Size, Point, TimeoutOptions, HeadersArray } from '../common/types';
 export type { Size, Point, Rect, Quad, TimeoutOptions, HeadersArray } from '../common/types';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 
 export type StrictOptions = {
   strict?: boolean,
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/webkit/wkAccessibility.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/webkit/wkAccessibility.ts
index 80c855ea7b852..d73dc574f9697 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/webkit/wkAccessibility.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/webkit/wkAccessibility.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import type * as accessibility from '../accessibility';
 import type { WKSession } from './wkConnection';
 import type { Protocol } from './protocol';
 import type * as dom from '../dom';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 
 export async function getAccessibilityTree(session: WKSession, needle?: dom.ElementHandle) {
   const objectId = needle ? needle._objectId : undefined;
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/webkit/wkBrowser.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/webkit/wkBrowser.ts
index 4e5467fd17cb7..c6eb8a0e23e35 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/webkit/wkBrowser.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/webkit/wkBrowser.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import * as network from '../network';
 import type { InitScript, Page, PageDelegate } from '../page';
 import type { ConnectionTransport } from '../transport';
 import type * as types from '../types';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import type { Protocol } from './protocol';
 import type { PageProxyMessageReceivedPayload } from './wkConnection';
 import { kPageProxyMessageReceived, WKConnection, WKSession } from './wkConnection';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/expectUtils.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/expectUtils.ts
index 0ae21e860270b..9c5e043cb8b50 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/expectUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/expectUtils.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type { ExpectedTextValue } from '@protocol/channels';
+import type { ExpectedTextValue } from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { isRegExp, isString } from './rtti';
 
 export function serializeExpectedTextValues(items: (string | RegExp)[], options: { matchSubstring?: boolean, normalizeWhiteSpace?: boolean, ignoreCase?: boolean } = {}): ExpectedTextValue[] {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/recorderUtils.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/recorderUtils.ts
index 7ef45e5ecefc2..82c387bf6c4d1 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/recorderUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/recorderUtils.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import type * as recorderActions from '@recorder/actions';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import type * as types from '../../server/types';
 
 export function buildFullSelector(framePath: string[], selector: string) {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/traceUtils.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/traceUtils.ts
index edb1e1c66081f..d467d52b62453 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/traceUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/traceUtils.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type { StackFrame } from '@protocol/channels';
+import type { StackFrame } from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 
 export type SerializedStackFrame = [number, number, number, string];
 export type SerializedStack = [number, SerializedStackFrame[]];
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/stackTrace.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/stackTrace.ts
index 2e40968ebcb75..016540f319907 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/stackTrace.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/stackTrace.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import path from 'path';
 import { parseStackTraceLine } from '../utilsBundle';
-import type { StackFrame } from '@protocol/channels';
+import type { StackFrame } from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { colors } from '../utilsBundle';
 import { findRepeatedSubsequences } from './sequence';
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/traceUtils.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/traceUtils.ts
index d0090b3665590..986b8f169e484 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/traceUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/traceUtils.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type { ClientSideCallMetadata } from '@protocol/channels';
+import type { ClientSideCallMetadata } from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import type { SerializedClientSideCallMetadata, SerializedStack, SerializedStackFrame } from './isomorphic/traceUtils';
 
 export function serializeClientSideCallMetadata(metadatas: ClientSideCallMetadata[]): SerializedClientSideCallMetadata {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/utilsBundle.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/utilsBundle.ts
index 72bcee397ecf2..644b1b928ac42 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/utilsBundle.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/utilsBundle.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export const wsReceiver = require('./utilsBundleImpl').wsReceiver;
 export const wsSender = require('./utilsBundleImpl').wsSender;
 export type { Command } from '../bundles/utils/node_modules/commander';
 export type { WebSocket, WebSocketServer, RawData as WebSocketRawData, EventEmitter as WebSocketEventEmitter } from '../bundles/utils/node_modules/@types/ws';
-import type { StackFrame } from '@protocol/channels';
+import type { StackFrame } from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 
 const StackUtils: typeof import('../bundles/utils/node_modules/@types/stack-utils') = require('./utilsBundleImpl').StackUtils;
 const stackUtils = new StackUtils({ internals: StackUtils.nodeInternals() });
diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/matchers/matcherHint.ts b/packages/playwright/src/matchers/matcherHint.ts
index dc4264d56b91c..8448e72576c07 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/matchers/matcherHint.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/matchers/matcherHint.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import { colors } from 'playwright-core/lib/utilsBundle';
 import type { ExpectMatcherState } from '../../types/test';
 import type { Locator } from 'playwright-core';
-import type { StackFrame } from '@protocol/channels';
+import type { StackFrame } from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { stringifyStackFrames } from 'playwright-core/lib/utils';
 
 export const kNoElementsFoundError = '<element(s) not found>';
diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/util.ts b/packages/playwright/src/util.ts
index f7f91d3198e51..e81faf45137f3 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/util.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/util.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import fs from 'fs';
-import type { StackFrame } from '@protocol/channels';
+import type { StackFrame } from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import util from 'util';
 import path from 'path';
 import url from 'url';
diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/worker/testInfo.ts b/packages/playwright/src/worker/testInfo.ts
index 8b965e0a14577..c956e71e54db9 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/worker/testInfo.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/worker/testInfo.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import type { FullConfig, Location } from '../../types/testReporter';
 import { debugTest, filteredStackTrace, formatLocation, getContainedPath, normalizeAndSaveAttachment, trimLongString, windowsFilesystemFriendlyLength } from '../util';
 import { TestTracing } from './testTracing';
 import type { Attachment } from './testTracing';
-import type { StackFrame } from '@protocol/channels';
+import type { StackFrame } from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { testInfoError } from './util';
 
 export interface TestStepInternal {
diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/worker/testTracing.ts b/packages/playwright/src/worker/testTracing.ts
index eb0ce9d80700f..08e35957287e4 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/worker/testTracing.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/worker/testTracing.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type { SerializedError, StackFrame } from '@protocol/channels';
+import type { SerializedError, StackFrame } from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import type * as trace from '@trace/trace';
 import type EventEmitter from 'events';
 import fs from 'fs';
diff --git a/packages/protocol/package.json b/packages/protocol/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..242600a351098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/protocol/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "name": "@playwright/protocol"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/recorder/tsconfig.json b/packages/recorder/tsconfig.json
index 16546d6e0de1c..46c99fea4f0ca 100644
--- a/packages/recorder/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/recorder/tsconfig.json
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
     "useUnknownInCatchVariables": false,
     "paths": {
       "@isomorphic/*": ["../playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/*"],
-      "@protocol/*": ["../protocol/src/*"],
       "@recorder/*": ["../recorder/src/*"],
       "@web/*": ["../web/src/*"],
     }
diff --git a/packages/recorder/vite.config.ts b/packages/recorder/vite.config.ts
index a72a43f203731..61c60e05c1de7 100644
--- a/packages/recorder/vite.config.ts
+++ b/packages/recorder/vite.config.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
   resolve: {
     alias: {
       '@isomorphic': path.resolve(__dirname, '../playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic'),
-      '@protocol': path.resolve(__dirname, '../protocol/src'),
       '@web': path.resolve(__dirname, '../web/src'),
     },
   },
diff --git a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/callTab.tsx b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/callTab.tsx
index 1ab3b5b46f4b9..2ec3307daaa3f 100644
--- a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/callTab.tsx
+++ b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/callTab.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type { SerializedValue } from '@protocol/channels';
+import type { SerializedValue } from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import type { ActionTraceEvent } from '@trace/trace';
 import { clsx, msToString } from '@web/uiUtils';
 import * as React from 'react';
diff --git a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/consoleTab.tsx b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/consoleTab.tsx
index cdc3cb7e937ff..ac424dfa88066 100644
--- a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/consoleTab.tsx
+++ b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/consoleTab.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import './consoleTab.css';
 import type * as modelUtil from './modelUtil';
diff --git a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/errorsTab.tsx b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/errorsTab.tsx
index acf5bf838ee83..084d13b2ea07f 100644
--- a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/errorsTab.tsx
+++ b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/errorsTab.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import type * as modelUtil from './modelUtil';
 import { PlaceholderPanel } from './placeholderPanel';
 import { renderAction } from './actionList';
 import type { Language } from '@isomorphic/locatorGenerators';
-import type { StackFrame } from '@protocol/channels';
+import type { StackFrame } from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 
 export type ErrorDescription = {
   action?: modelUtil.ActionTraceEventInContext;
diff --git a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/modelUtil.ts b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/modelUtil.ts
index 8badcbd87e768..9b18fdf4b5170 100644
--- a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/modelUtil.ts
+++ b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/modelUtil.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import type { ResourceSnapshot } from '@trace/snapshot';
 import type * as trace from '@trace/trace';
 import type { ActionTraceEvent } from '@trace/trace';
 import type { ActionEntry, ContextEntry, PageEntry } from '../types/entries';
-import type { StackFrame } from '@protocol/channels';
+import type { StackFrame } from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 
 const contextSymbol = Symbol('context');
 const nextInContextSymbol = Symbol('next');
diff --git a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/sourceTab.tsx b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/sourceTab.tsx
index 1dd9170f67628..a1ea50425e7e3 100644
--- a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/sourceTab.tsx
+++ b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/sourceTab.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { StackTraceView } from './stackTrace';
 import { CodeMirrorWrapper } from '@web/components/codeMirrorWrapper';
 import type { SourceHighlight } from '@web/components/codeMirrorWrapper';
 import type { SourceLocation, SourceModel } from './modelUtil';
-import type { StackFrame } from '@protocol/channels';
+import type { StackFrame } from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { CopyToClipboard } from './copyToClipboard';
 import { ToolbarButton } from '@web/components/toolbarButton';
 import { Toolbar } from '@web/components/toolbar';
diff --git a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/stackTrace.tsx b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/stackTrace.tsx
index 6a0bad1672742..1da87c345d875 100644
--- a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/stackTrace.tsx
+++ b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/stackTrace.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import './stackTrace.css';
 import { ListView } from '@web/components/listView';
-import type { StackFrame } from '@protocol/channels';
+import type { StackFrame } from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 
 const StackFrameListView = ListView<StackFrame>;
 
diff --git a/packages/trace-viewer/tsconfig.json b/packages/trace-viewer/tsconfig.json
index 41b2ed39480db..fccebc4c31381 100644
--- a/packages/trace-viewer/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/trace-viewer/tsconfig.json
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
     "paths": {
       "@injected/*": ["../playwright-core/src/server/injected/*"],
       "@isomorphic/*": ["../playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/*"],
-      "@protocol/*": ["../protocol/src/*"],
       "@recorder/*": ["../recorder/src/*"],
       "@testIsomorphic/*": ["../playwright/src/isomorphic/*"],
       "@trace/*": ["../trace/src/*"],
diff --git a/packages/trace-viewer/vite.config.ts b/packages/trace-viewer/vite.config.ts
index c26e020fded13..dd954ca6278d3 100644
--- a/packages/trace-viewer/vite.config.ts
+++ b/packages/trace-viewer/vite.config.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
     alias: {
       '@injected': path.resolve(__dirname, '../playwright-core/src/server/injected'),
       '@isomorphic': path.resolve(__dirname, '../playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic'),
-      '@protocol': path.resolve(__dirname, '../protocol/src'),
       '@testIsomorphic': path.resolve(__dirname, '../playwright/src/isomorphic'),
       '@trace': path.resolve(__dirname, '../trace/src'),
       '@web': path.resolve(__dirname, '../web/src'),
diff --git a/packages/trace-viewer/vite.sw.config.ts b/packages/trace-viewer/vite.sw.config.ts
index 60e90b96ace12..6c49ffc6ce3c7 100644
--- a/packages/trace-viewer/vite.sw.config.ts
+++ b/packages/trace-viewer/vite.sw.config.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
   resolve: {
     alias: {
       '@isomorphic': path.resolve(__dirname, '../playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic'),
-      '@protocol': path.resolve(__dirname, '../protocol/src'),
       '@testIsomorphic': path.resolve(__dirname, '../playwright-core/src/utils/testIsomorphic'),
       '@trace': path.resolve(__dirname, '../trace/src'),
       '@web': path.resolve(__dirname, '../web/src'),
diff --git a/packages/trace/src/trace.ts b/packages/trace/src/trace.ts
index 81fc4ab428cea..bc1336f4360e1 100644
--- a/packages/trace/src/trace.ts
+++ b/packages/trace/src/trace.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import type { Point, SerializedError, StackFrame } from '@protocol/channels';
+import type { Point, SerializedError, StackFrame } from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import type { Language } from '../../playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/locatorGenerators';
 import type { FrameSnapshot, ResourceSnapshot } from './snapshot';
 
diff --git a/tests/config/debugControllerBackend.ts b/tests/config/debugControllerBackend.ts
index 9f67d44e50d34..441e778cde32e 100644
--- a/tests/config/debugControllerBackend.ts
+++ b/tests/config/debugControllerBackend.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import WebSocket from 'ws';
 import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 
 export type ProtocolRequest = {
   id: number;
diff --git a/tests/library/debug-controller.spec.ts b/tests/library/debug-controller.spec.ts
index c3fb643665cf9..779bc7fddfc89 100644
--- a/tests/library/debug-controller.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/library/debug-controller.spec.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { PlaywrightServer } from '../../packages/playwright-core/lib/remote/play
 import { createGuid } from '../../packages/playwright-core/lib/utils/crypto';
 import { Backend } from '../config/debugControllerBackend';
 import type { Browser, BrowserContext } from '@playwright/test';
-import type * as channels from '@protocol/channels';
+import type * as channels from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import { roundBox } from '../page/pageTest';
 
 type BrowserWithReuse = Browser & { _newContextForReuse: () => Promise<BrowserContext> };
diff --git a/tests/library/tracing.spec.ts b/tests/library/tracing.spec.ts
index dfd4fc168da8f..c0e2d860c5433 100644
--- a/tests/library/tracing.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/library/tracing.spec.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { jpegjs } from 'playwright-core/lib/utilsBundle';
 import path from 'path';
 import { browserTest, contextTest as test, expect } from '../config/browserTest';
 import { parseTraceRaw } from '../config/utils';
-import type { StackFrame } from '@protocol/channels';
+import type { StackFrame } from '@playwright/protocol/src/channels';
 import type { ActionTraceEvent } from '../../packages/trace/src/trace';
 import { artifactsFolderName } from '../../packages/playwright/src/isomorphic/folders';
 
diff --git a/tests/tsconfig.json b/tests/tsconfig.json
index 1a1e3d7527c34..41868a0e81885 100644
--- a/tests/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tests/tsconfig.json
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
         "baseUrl": "..",
         "paths": {
           "@isomorphic/*": ["packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/*"],
-          "@protocol/*": ["packages/protocol/src/*"],
           "@recorder/*": ["packages/recorder/src/*"],
           "@trace/*": ["packages/trace/src/*"],
           "@web/*": ["packages/web/src/*"],
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index acb0e0d63deb5..46aadbeea18ac 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
       "@html-reporter/*": ["./packages/html-reporter/src/*"],
       "@injected/*": ["./packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/*"],
       "@isomorphic/*": ["./packages/playwright-core/src/utils/isomorphic/*"],
-      "@protocol/*": ["./packages/protocol/src/*"],
       "@recorder/*": ["./packages/recorder/src/*"],
       "@testIsomorphic/*": ["./packages/playwright/src/isomorphic/*"],
       "@trace/*": ["./packages/trace/src/*"],