How do I install mcp-playwright?

Its own README gives this command: npx @executeautomation/playwright-mcp-server. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

What does mcp-playwright connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches openai and playwright. The credentials we found in its source are OPENAI_API_KEY.

Which AI clients can use mcp-playwright?

Its own description mentions Claude Desktop and Cursor. That is a mention in its description, not a test we ran.

Is mcp-playwright official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 5,670 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2025-12-13.

What licence does mcp-playwright use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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mcp-playwright

mcp-playwright is an MCP server, listed under model apis. It reaches openai and playwright. It needs OPENAI_API_KEY to authenticate. Its repository has 5,670 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

Playwright Model Context Protocol Server - Tool to automate Browsers and APIs in Claude Desktop, Cline, Cursor IDE and More 🔌

Install

Read from mcp-playwright’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.

npx @executeautomation/playwright-mcp-server

View in mcp-playwright’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

openai, playwright

Credential

OPENAI_API_KEY

What it connects to

Supported in

Claude Desktop, Cursor

Unverified means a mention in the server’s own description, not a citation. A wrong claim here costs nothing to correct and nothing to trust yet.

Maintenance

Stars

5670

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

Playwright Model Context Protocol Server - Tool to automate Browsers and APIs in Claude Desktop, Cline, Cursor IDE and More 🔌

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-22

mcp-playwright compared with similar servers

mcp-playwright compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
mcp-playwright (this page)	openai, playwright	OPENAI_API_KEY	5,670	2025-12-13	MIT
paperbanana	atlascloud, google, openai(1 shared)	ATLASCLOUD_API_KEY, GOOGLE_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY	2,412	2026-09-17	MIT
ms-365-mcp-server	ms365, openai(1 shared)	MS365_MCP_ATTACHMENT_URL_KEY, MS365_MCP_CLIENT_SECRET, MS365_MCP_OAUTH_TOKEN, OPENAI_API_KEY	1,068	2026-10-23	MIT
just-prompt	anthropic, deepseek, gemini, groq, openai(1 shared)	ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, DEEPSEEK_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, GROQ_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY	739	2025-08-10	—
flama	anthropic, openai(1 shared)	None listed	304	2026-10-13	Apache-2.0
mcp-ragdocs	openai, qdrant(1 shared)	OPENAI_API_KEY, QDRANT_API_KEY	265	2025-07-18	MIT

Ranked by services in common with mcp-playwright, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about mcp-playwright

What does mcp-playwright do?: Playwright Model Context Protocol Server - Tool to automate Browsers and APIs in Claude Desktop, Cline, Cursor IDE and More 🔌
How do I install mcp-playwright?: Its own README gives this command: npx @executeautomation/playwright-mcp-server. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
What does mcp-playwright connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches openai and playwright. The credentials we found in its source are OPENAI_API_KEY.
Which AI clients can use mcp-playwright?: Its own description mentions Claude Desktop and Cursor. That is a mention in its description, not a test we ran.
Is mcp-playwright official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 5,670 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2025-12-13.
What licence does mcp-playwright use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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