playwright-mcp

Playwright MCP — Browser Automation for AI Agents

Official Microsoft MCP server (32.5k⭐). Control browser via MCP tools over stdio. Works with any MCP client.

Commands

• playwright-mcp <resource> <action> — Execute playwright-mcp commands
• playwright-mcp self mcp — Register playwright-mcp MCP server for agent use
• playwright-mcp self start — Start playwright-mcp MCP server manually
• playwright-mcp _ _ — Passthrough to playwright-mcp CLI

Quick Start

sc playwright-mcp self mcp      # Register MCP server
# Then agents can use browser tools directly

MCP Tools Available

Once registered, agents get these tools:

Tool	Description
browser_navigate	Navigate to a URL
browser_click	Click element by selector
browser_fill	Fill input field
browser_snapshot	Get page state (accessible snapshot)
browser_screenshot	Take screenshot
browser_press_key	Press keyboard key
browser_close	Close current page

Usage (via Agent)

Agents can say:

• "Navigate to https://example.com"
• "Take a screenshot of the page"
• "Click the login button"
• "Fill the search box with 'query'"

Requirements

• Node.js 18+ (for npx)
• First run auto-downloads @playwright/mcp from npm

Notes

• Each agent session spawns a new browser context
• Screenshots return base64-encoded PNG
• Uses Chromium by default (auto-installed)
• For persistent sessions, keep the daemon running