MCP-Playwright-Server
MCP-Playwright-Server is an MCP server, listed under browser & scraping. It reaches playwright. Its repository has 0 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.
The MCP-Playwright-Server is a Model Context Protocol server that offers browser automation using Playwright. It can be integrated with Claude Desktop and other MCP-compatible clients for web testing and automation tasks.
Install
Read from MCP-Playwright-Server’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.
npm install -g mcp-playwright && mcp-playwright start
What it reaches, and what it needs
What it connects to
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
What is MCP Playwright? 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 testing, scraping, and automation tasks.
MCP-Playwright-Server compared with similar servers
| Server | Reaches | Needs | Stars | Last update | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCP-Playwright-Server (this page) | playwright | None listed | 0 | 2025-06-30 | MIT |
| fetcher-mcp | playwright(1 shared) | None listed | 1,088 | 2026-01-14 | MIT |
| MCP-Server-Playwright | playwright(1 shared) | None listed | 297 | 2025-06-05 | MIT |
| cloakbrowser-mcp | playwright(1 shared) | None listed | 172 | 2026-10-24 | MIT |
| RedBook-Search-Comment-MCP | playwright(1 shared) | None listed | 44 | 2025-04-23 | — |
| aginxbrowser | playwright, puppeteer(1 shared) | None listed | 44 | 2026-10-25 | Apache-2.0 |
Ranked by services in common with MCP-Playwright-Server, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about MCP-Playwright-Server
- What does MCP-Playwright-Server do?
- The MCP-Playwright-Server is a Model Context Protocol server that offers browser automation using Playwright. It can be integrated with Claude Desktop and other MCP-compatible clients for web testing and automation tasks.
- How do I install MCP-Playwright-Server?
- Its own README gives this command: npm install -g mcp-playwright && mcp-playwright start. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
- What does MCP-Playwright-Server connect to, and what does it need?
- It reaches playwright.
- Which AI clients can use MCP-Playwright-Server?
- Its own description mentions Claude Desktop. That is a mention in its description, not a test we ran.
- Is MCP-Playwright-Server official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 0 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is stale. Its last commit we recorded was on 2025-06-30.
- What licence does MCP-Playwright-Server use?
- The repository declares the MIT licence.
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