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Playwright MCP server

The Playwright MCP server lets an AI assistant automate a browser to navigate pages, click, type text, and capture snapshots or screenshots.

  • Runs locally
  • Apache-2.0 licence
  • ★ 38,351 on GitHub
  • Verified against its source 19 Oct 2026
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What the Playwright MCP server does

An assistant can use it to interact with web pages through Playwright browser automation, including navigating to a URL, clicking elements, typing into editable fields, taking accessibility snapshots or screenshots, and evaluating JavaScript on a page. Other listed tools return a numbered list of network requests since the page loaded and list cookies, optionally filtered by domain or path. It runs locally, started with the command npx @playwright/mcp@latest and an optional config file.

Tools it gives your assistant

9 tools or toolsets, as its documentation lists them.

  • browser_click Clicks an element on a web page
  • browser_navigate Navigates the browser to a URL
  • browser_snapshot Captures an accessibility snapshot of the current page
  • browser_take_screenshot Takes a screenshot of the current page
  • browser_type Types text into an editable element
  • browser_evaluate Runs a JavaScript expression on the page or an element
  • browser_run_code_unsafe Runs a Playwright code snippet, unsafe on the server
  • browser_network_requests Lists network requests since the page loaded
  • browser_cookie_list Lists cookies, optionally filtered by domain or path

How to install it

Run it locally

With Node.js (npx)

npx @playwright/mcp@latest

What you need

In the microsoft documentation's own words:

  • “Node.js 18 or newer”

Commands and settings change between versions. Check the official instructions before you install.