Playwright MCP
Playwright's official MCP server giving agents real browser control through structured accessibility snapshots rather than pixels, so no vision model is required. Tools cover navigation, snapshots, clicking, typing and network inspection.
- Website
- https://playwright.dev/docs/getting-started-mcp
- Who it's for
- Builders who want an assistant to drive a live browser for interaction testing or to generate Playwright tests.
- Pricing
- Free and open source. Requires Node.js 20+ and a Chromium install.
- Category
- MCP servers & connectors
- Last verified
- 2026-10-22 (current)
- Confidence
- high
Key facts
- Transport: local stdio, launched via the Playwright MCP package
- Auth: none - operates a local browser
- Works on the accessibility tree, returning structured element snapshots
- Compatible with any MCP client (VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude)
- A hosted remote variant exists but is in preview, not production
Sources
Every claim above is drawn from these; we do not publish unsourced specifications.
- https://playwright.dev/docs/getting-started-mcp
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-testing/playwright-cloud-browsers/how-to-playwright-workspaces-remote-mcp
Notes & uncertainties
The hosted Playwright Workspaces remote variant is in preview.
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