Browser automation · Microsoft

Set up Playwright

Controls a real browser through accessibility snapshots, so an agent can navigate, click and fill in forms.

Publisher: Microsoft Official
Run locally: npx @playwright/mcp@latest
Transports: stdio, streamable-http
Authentication: None.
What it can touch: Acts in a browser session: clicks, types and submits.
Licence: Apache-2.0
Source: github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp
Status: Active

Install

This server runs on your machine as a child process of the client. You need the runtime its command uses, such as Node.js for npx, uv for uvx or Docker, plus any variables listed under Environment.

Claude Code

shell

claude mcp add --scope project playwright -- npx @playwright/mcp@latest

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

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

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.playwright]
command = "npx"
args = ["@playwright/mcp@latest"]

Config for other clients →

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Sources

github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp