Playwright MCP
Microsoft's official MCP server for browser automation
Playwright MCP is Microsoft's official Model Context Protocol server for browser automation. It lets AI assistants control a headless Chromium browser — navigate pages, click elements, fill forms, take screenshots, run JavaScript, and more — all through the standard MCP protocol. Connect it to Claude, GPT, or any MCP-compatible AI to give your assistant real browser capabilities.
Why Playwright MCP?
AI assistants are powerful but blind — they can't see or interact with web pages. Testing, scraping, form filling, and monitoring all require browser access. Without it, you're copy-pasting between your browser and AI, losing context and wasting time. Playwright MCP bridges this gap by giving AI direct browser control.
How It Works
Playwright MCP runs a headless Chromium browser and exposes 21 browser automation tools via the MCP protocol. AI assistants connect over HTTP and send commands like "navigate to this URL", "click this button", or "take a screenshot". The server uses Playwright's accessibility tree for reliable element targeting — no fragile CSS selectors needed.
What Is Playwright MCP?
Playwright MCP is an open-source MCP server by Microsoft. It provides 21 browser tools: navigation, clicking, typing, screenshots, form filling, JavaScript execution, tab management, drag-and-drop, file uploads, and more. Runs headless Chromium with SSE and Streamable HTTP transport. Apache-2.0 licensed.
Key Benefits
Why teams choose Playwright MCP
AI Browser Control
Give any MCP-compatible AI assistant the ability to browse the web, fill forms, and interact with pages.
21 Browser Tools
Navigate, click, type, screenshot, evaluate JS, manage tabs, drag-drop, upload files, and more.
Accessibility Targeting
Uses the accessibility tree for reliable element selection — no brittle CSS selectors or XPaths.
MCP Standard
Works with Claude, GPT, and any AI that supports the Model Context Protocol.
Headless Chromium
Full browser engine running server-side. No desktop or display needed.
By Microsoft
Built and maintained by the Playwright team at Microsoft. Production-grade reliability.
Features
Everything you need to build with Playwright MCP
Page Navigation
Navigate to URLs, go back, wait for content to load.
Element Interaction
Click, hover, type, select options, drag and drop using accessibility refs.
Screenshots
Capture full-page or viewport screenshots in PNG or JPEG.
JavaScript Execution
Run arbitrary JavaScript on the page or execute Playwright code snippets.
Form Automation
Fill multiple form fields at once, upload files, handle dialogs.
Tab Management
List, create, close, and switch between browser tabs.
Use Cases
What you can build with Playwright MCP
Technology Stack
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