Playwright MCP

MCP server

MCP server that lets LLMs control a browser through Playwright

Price: Free, open source
Access: None, runs locally

Docs
Repo

About

Microsoft's MCP server that lets an AI agent drive a real browser through Playwright. It works on the accessibility tree, so no vision model is needed. For high-volume coding agents the README suggests the leaner Playwright CLI instead.

What you can do with it

Let an AI agent navigate sites, click buttons and fill in forms
Run exploratory and self-healing tests from a coding agent
Take screenshots, save PDFs and inspect network requests

Get started

Install Node.js 18 or newer
Add the server to your MCP client's config

Example

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

Details

Hosting: Self-hosted, Runs locally
Available in: Worldwide
MCP server: Local