A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides browser automation capabilities using Playwright. This server can be used with Claude Desktop and other MCP-compatible clients to perform web…
mcp-playwright-server is an MCP project maintained in the mostafaraafat91/mcp-playwright-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides browser automation capabilities using Playwright. This server can be used with Claude Desktop and other MCP-compatible clients…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.
The project provides a local client configuration using node. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.
The example declares PLAYWRIGHT_HEADLESS. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.
Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.
Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| launch_browser | Launch a new browser instance |
| new_page | Create a new page in an existing browser |
| navigate | Navigate to a URL |
| click | Click on an element |
| type_text | Type text into input fields |
| get_text | Extract text content from elements |
| screenshot | Take screenshots of pages |
| wait_for_selector | Wait for elements to appear |
| close_page | Close a page |
| close_browser | Close a browser and all its pages |
{
"mcpServers": {
"playwright": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/path/to/your/mcpplaywright/src/index.js"
],
"env": {
"PLAYWRIGHT_HEADLESS": "true"
}
}
}
}From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| PLAYWRIGHT_HEADLESS | Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration. | Check documentation |
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