PLAYWRIGHT-MCP
- web-chat
This MCP Server will help you run browser automation and webscraping using Playwright
About
What is PLAYWRIGHT-MCP?
PLAYWRIGHT-MCP is a Model Context Protocol server that provides browser automation capabilities using Playwright. It enables LLMs to interact with web pages, take screenshots, and execute JavaScript in a real browser environment. It runs as a command-line tool and integrates with MCP‑compatible clients like Claude Desktop.
How to use PLAYWRIGHT-MCP?
Install via npm (npm install -g @executeautomation/playwright-mcp-server) or with mcp-get. Then configure an MCP client (e.g., Claude Desktop) to launch the server using npx -y @executeautomation/playwright-mcp-server. The server exposes tools for navigation, screenshot, clicking, hovering, form filling, select elements, and JavaScript evaluation, plus resources for console logs and captured screenshots.
Key features of PLAYWRIGHT-MCP
- Browser navigation to any URL
- Full‑page and element‑targeted screenshots (PNG)
- Console log monitoring via a dedicated resource
- JavaScript execution in the browser console
- Basic web interactions: clicking, hovering, filling forms, selecting options
Use cases of PLAYWRIGHT-MCP
- Automating web browsing tasks through LLM‑driven instructions
- Capturing visual snapshots of pages or elements for analysis
- Executing scripts and reading console output for debugging
- Filling out and submitting forms programmatically
FAQ from PLAYWRIGHT-MCP
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Details
- Author
- microsoft
- Category
- web-chat
- Repository
- microsoft/playwright-mcp
\# Playwright MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol server that provides browser automation capabilities using Playwright. This server enables LLMs to interact with web pages, take screenshots, and execute JavaScript in a real browser environment.
Screenshot
!\Playwright + Claude\
Installation
You can install the package using either npm or mcp-get:
Using npm:
\
\\bash
npm install -g @executeautomation/playwright-mcp-server
\\\Using mcp-get:
\
\\bash
npx @michaellatman/mcp-get@latest install @executeautomation/playwright-mcp-server
\\\Building from Source
If you want to build the code from source:
\\Clone the repository\\
\
\\bash
git clone https://github.com/executeautomation/mcp-playwright.git
\\\\\Build the code\\
First run npm install
\
\\bash
npm install
\\\Then run build and link
\
\\bash
npm run build
npm link
\\\Configuration to use Playwright Server
Here's the Claude Desktop configuration to use the Playwright server:
\
\\json
{
"mcpServers": {
"playwright": {
"command": "npx",
"args": \["-y", "@executeautomation/playwright-mcp-server"\]
}
}
}
\\\Components
Tools
- \\playwright\_navigate\\
- Navigate to any URL in the browser
- Input: \
url\ (string)- \\playwright\_screenshot\\
- Capture screenshots of the entire page or specific elements
- Inputs:
- \
name\ (string, required): Name for the screenshot- \
selector\ (string, optional): CSS selector for element to screenshot- \
width\ (number, optional, default: 800): Screenshot width- \
height\ (number, optional, default: 600): Screenshot height- \\playwright\_click\\
- Click elements on the page
- Input: \
selector\ (string): CSS selector for element to click- \\playwright\_hover\\
- Hover elements on the page
- Input: \
selector\ (string): CSS selector for element to hover- \\playwright\_fill\\
- Fill out input fields
- Inputs:
- \
selector\ (string): CSS selector for input field- \
value\ (string): Value to fill- \\playwright\_select\\
- Select an element with SELECT tag
- Inputs:
- \
selector\ (string): CSS selector for element to select- \
value\ (string): Value to select- \\playwright\_evaluate\\
- Execute JavaScript in the browser console
- Input: \
script\ (string): JavaScript code to executeResources
The server provides access to two types of resources:
1. \\Console Logs\\ (\
console://logs\)- Browser console output in text format
- Includes all console messages from the browser
2. \\Screenshots\\ (\
screenshot://<name\>\)- PNG images of captured screenshots
- Accessible via the screenshot name specified during capture
Key Features
- Browser automation
- Console log monitoring
- Screenshot capabilities
- JavaScript execution
- Basic web interaction (navigation, clicking, form filling)