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playwright-mcp
Playwright MCP server
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Playwright MCP is an MCP server that provides browser automation for LLMs using Playwright, enabling interaction with web pages via structured accessibility snapshots without vision models.
Use this when
- Building agentic loops requiring persistent browser state and introspection.
- Developing exploratory automation or self-healing web tests.
- Creating long-running autonomous workflows needing continuous browser context.
- When iterative reasoning over page structure is crucial for agents.
- For specialized agentic loops where rich introspection is key.
Don't use when
- When high-throughput coding agents need token-efficient browser automation.
- For coding agents prioritizing token efficiency over rich browser context.
Capabilities
- Automates browsers using Playwright accessibility tree.
- Enables LLMs to interact with web pages.
- Does not require vision models for web interaction.
- Processes web pages via structured accessibility data.
- Provides deterministic web tool application.
InstallMCPRun via npx (Node)
Universal installANY TOOL
$ npx skillcity@latest microsoft/playwright-mcpAuto-detects the skill or MCP server in this repo and installs it for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or Cline.
Requires Node.js 18+ (ships with npx).
Or install manually
npx -y playwright-mcp
MCP Configuration
Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"playwright-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"playwright-mcp"
]
}
}
}Readme
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