playwright-mcp
local MCP serverplaywright-mcp is a local MCP server: Playwright Tools for MCP. Install it from npm as @playwright/mcp.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add io-github-microsoft-playwright-mcp -- npx -y @playwright/mcp
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients
Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-microsoft-playwright-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@playwright/mcp"
]
}
}
}What you need
- Runtime: Node.js 18+ (runs with npx).
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
Summary
Playwright Tools for MCP
playwright-mcp vs similar servers
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| playwright-mcp | 38K | Local | No | npm |
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| mcp-server | 44K | Hosted | No | None |
Questions
No. The registry entry lists no keys or environment variables.
Node.js 18+ (runs with npx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
playwright-mcp is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package @playwright/mcp.
Run: claude mcp add io-github-microsoft-playwright-mcp -- npx -y @playwright/mcp
Run: codex mcp add io-github-microsoft-playwright-mcp -- npx -y @playwright/mcp
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