playwright-mcp

by microsoft · TypeScript · ★ 34,442

Playwright MCP server

#mcp#playwright

Install

npx -y github:microsoft/playwright-mcp

Auto-generated from the repo's primary language — check the repo's own README for its exact install instructions.

Claude Desktop config

A starting point for your claude_desktop_config.json (auto-generated — the repo's README may specify a published package name or required env vars):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "playwright-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "github:microsoft/playwright-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

From the README

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides browser automation capabilities using [Playwright](https://playwright.dev). This server enables LLMs to interact with web pages through structured accessibility snapshots, bypassing the need for screenshots or visually-tuned models. This package provides MCP interface into Playwright. If you are using a **coding agent**, you might benefit from using the [CLI+SKILLS](https://github.com/microsoft/playwright-cli) instead. - **CLI**: Modern **coding agents** increasingly favor CLI–based workflows exposed as SKILLs over MCP because CLI invocatio…

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