§ MCP Server · Web browsing

Official

Playwright.

by Microsoft

Modern browser automation across Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit.

Runs in Claude · Cursor · ChatGPT · Windsurf — any MCP-compatible client

Install

npx -y @playwright/mcp@latest

Transports

stdio (local)

Tools exposed

24

§ Add to your AI client

Drop this into your client's MCP config — claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, or .cursor/mcp.json for Cursor — then restart the app. Replace placeholder paths and credentials with your own.

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

§ About

First-party Playwright MCP server. The successor pick to Puppeteer for many agent stacks — better cross-browser coverage and accessibility-tree introspection. Use this when an agent needs to test or scrape modern web apps.

§ Features

  • Cross-browser navigation (Chromium, Firefox, WebKit)
  • Accessibility-tree-aware actions (no screenshots needed)
  • Network interception
  • Multi-tab support

§ Use cases

QA test-runner agentsModern-app scrapersForm-filling automation across browsers

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