playwright-mcp

What it does

The checked registry entry declares the @playwright/mcp npm package and stdio transport. The repository explains browser interaction through structured accessibility snapshots. This supports an agent's iterative inspection loop, while the publisher separately discusses CLI-and-skill approaches for other coding workflows. These routes have different context and state tradeoffs.

Best for

A developer who needs to reproduce a browser task, inspect a live interface or validate a small page change. Define the target URL and permitted actions before connecting a session, particularly when the browser can reach signed-in services.

Tradeoffs

The source lists Node.js and MCP-client requirements. A browser connection can expose page content and perform actions; an accessibility snapshot is not a sandbox or a security boundary. Use a clean session and synthetic data for the first test.

A practical first task

Follow the source's client-specific setup and choose the intended package snapshot. Open a disposable test page, inspect its visible state and perform one reversible interaction. Keep publication, authentication changes and sensitive submissions under their own authorization.

What to validate

Check that the observed page matches the intended session, the action produces the expected visible result and a failed interaction is reported. This catalog assessment did not launch a browser through the server or execute its package.

Compatibility

claude-code, codex, cursor, github-copilot

Repository setup documentation; protocol compatibility is not a runtime test

Compatibility source

Installation and requirements

The publisher README lists Node.js 18 or newer and an MCP-capable client. Review the currently supported runtime and browser setup for your environment. Use a disposable browser session.

Illustrative stdio JSON using the publisher-documented npx route and the exact package version declared by this registry snapshot. Adapt the container key to your client; Codex configuration uses its own format. The package has not been installed or executed here.

{"mcpServers":{"playwright":{"command":"npx","args":["@playwright/mcp@0.0.84"]}}}

Use your agent’s MCP settings and the publisher’s exact setup. Match the declared transport and package version. Credentials belong in your client’s supported secret storage. No command on this page is run by AI Craft Pad.

npm package

@playwright/mcp · version 0.0.84 · stdio · runtime Unknown

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