Playwright Universal MCP

A universal Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for browser automation that works reliably in containerized environments with limited privileges. It provides browser control capabilities to AI…

Local serverstdio

What is the Playwright Universal MCP Server?

Playwright Universal MCP is an MCP project maintained in the xkiranj/playwright-universal-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A universal Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for browser automation that works reliably in containerized environments with limited privileges. It provides browser control capabilities to…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using playwright-universal-mcp. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

How to install the Playwright Universal MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "browser": {
      "command": "playwright-universal-mcp",
      "args": [
        "--browser",
        "msedge",
        "--headless"
      ]
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.