mcp server

Playwright MCP

Drives a browser through accessibility snapshots so LLMs can navigate, click, type and screenshot pages.

microsoft/playwright-mcpofficiallistedunreviewednot running here yet

Use tool

Set up

Runs on your computer. Pick your agent and operating system.

Before you start

Node.js 20 or newer
Docker Desktop
Node.js
Playwright browser binaries

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

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

same format Cursor, GitHub Copilot CLI, Junie, JetBrains AI Assistant, Augment (Auggie CLI), Factory Droid, Kiro, Devin CLI +12

Values in angle brackets are placeholders. Restart Claude Desktop after editing its config.Claude Desktop docs

Tools provided

As listed by the project. Your agent asks before calling them, depending on its settings.

browser_navigateOpen a URL
browser_snapshotCapture an accessibility snapshot of the page
browser_clickClick an element
browser_typeType text into an element
browser_take_screenshotTake a screenshot
browser_evaluateRun JavaScript in the page

README

synced Oct 13, 2026

Playwright MCP

Drives a browser through accessibility snapshots so LLMs can navigate, click, type and screenshot pages.

Install

npx -y @playwright/mcp

docker run -i --rm mcr.microsoft.com/playwright/mcp

Configuration

Variable	Required	Description
`PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_BROWSER`	No	Browser to launch (optional; default set by the server)

Tools

browser_navigate — Open a URL
browser_snapshot — Capture an accessibility snapshot of the page
browser_click — Click an element
browser_type — Type text into an element
browser_take_screenshot — Take a screenshot
browser_evaluate — Run JavaScript in the page

About this listing

Details were gathered from the project's public pages on 2026-10-13 and have not been reviewed by a person yet. Read the project's own documentation before giving it access to anything sensitive.

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