Bun-uia MCP Server

Playwright for the Windows desktop, from Bun — drive native GUIs via UI Automation + MCP.

Local serverstdio

What is the Bun-uia MCP Server?

Bun-uia is an MCP integration. Playwright for the Windows desktop, from Bun — drive native GUIs via UI Automation + MCP.

Packages and local setup

The published npm package is bun-uia, version 1.9.1. Its declared MCP transport is stdio.

The package declares BUN_UIA_PROFILE: Capability profile: 'readonly' (inspect/read only), 'safe' (read + input + window — default), or 'full' (also os + fs tools).; BUN_UIA_OS: Set to '1' to allow OS-level tools (launch_app, run_program, open_path) AND filesystem tools (read_file, write_file, list_dir) regardless of profile.; BUN_UIA_ALLOW: Comma-separated tool names or categories to additionally allow on top of the profile.; BUN_UIA_DENY: Comma-separated tool names or categories to deny, overriding the profile and BUN_UIA_ALLOW.; BUN_UIA_CURSOR: Set to 'never' to forbid the real-cursor fallback entirely (strictly cursor-free). By default clicks/drags are cursor-free but fall back to the real hardware cursor when no cursor-free path exists.; BUN_UIA_FS_ROOT: Sandbox root directory that read_file/write_file/list_dir are confined to when fs tools are enabled..

Before connecting

Check the maintainer’s instructions for account access, authentication and the supported client configuration. Once connected, inspect the tools your client receives and try a small task that matches the server’s stated purpose. The registry description does not include a verified, complete tool list.

Project and source

View the publisher’s registry entry · Project repository. This profile uses version 1.9.1 from the registry. Registration identifies the publisher namespace; it does not establish that this is a first-party integration for every service it connects.

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Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
BUN_UIA_PROFILECapability profile: 'readonly' (inspect/read only), 'safe' (read + input + window — default), or 'full' (also os + fs tools).Optional
BUN_UIA_OSSet to '1' to allow OS-level tools (launch_app, run_program, open_path) AND filesystem tools (read_file, write_file, list_dir) regardless of profile.Optional
BUN_UIA_ALLOWComma-separated tool names or categories to additionally allow on top of the profile.Optional
BUN_UIA_DENYComma-separated tool names or categories to deny, overriding the profile and BUN_UIA_ALLOW.Optional
BUN_UIA_CURSORSet to 'never' to forbid the real-cursor fallback entirely (strictly cursor-free). By default clicks/drags are cursor-free but fall back to the real hardware cursor when no cursor-free path exists.Optional
BUN_UIA_FS_ROOTSandbox root directory that read_file/write_file/list_dir are confined to when fs tools are enabled.Optional