Browser Automation MCP Server

Playwright MCP

Name: Playwright MCP
Author: microsoft

Official Microsoft Playwright MCP server, enabling LLMs to interact with web pages through structured accessibility snapshots

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Install

Claude Code

claude mcp add microsoft-playwright-mcp -- npx -y @playwright/mcp@latest

Cursor

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

VS Code

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "microsoft-playwright-mcp": {
        "command": "npx",
        "args": [
          "-y",
          "@playwright/mcp@latest"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

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

Claude Desktop

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

Safety Report

100% Scan found nothing

Scanned 5 months ago

7 passed

Security

Authentication

details

Local browser instance, no remote auth needed

Pass

CORS Policy

details

stdio transport

N/A

Rate Limiting

details

Browser-level throttling

Info

Known CVEs

details

No public CVEs

Pass

Code Quality

Dependency Audit

details

No known vulnerabilities

Pass

Dangerous Patterns

details

No dangerous code patterns detected

Pass

License

details

Apache-2.0 License

Pass

Code Source

details

Microsoft official repository

Pass

Community

Maintenance Status

details

Active development by Microsoft

Pass

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Compatibility

Claude CodeFull support

Tested

CursorFull support

Tested

VS CodeFull support

Tested

WindsurfFull support

Tested

Claude DesktopFull support

Tested

Tools Provided (5)

browser_navigate

Navigate to a URL

browser_click

Click an element on the page

browser_fill

Fill a form field

browser_snapshot

Take an accessibility snapshot

browser_take_screenshot

Take a screenshot

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Playwright MCP?

Official Microsoft Playwright MCP server, enabling LLMs to interact with web pages through structured accessibility snapshots

What tools does Playwright MCP provide?

Playwright MCP provides 5 tools including browser_navigate, browser_click, browser_fill, browser_snapshot. Each tool can be called by AI agents to perform specific operations.

Is Playwright MCP safe to use?

We cannot tell you that, and nobody scanning at this scale can. What we did in March 2026 was shallow-clone Playwright MCP and run five keyword searches over its source: auth identifiers, CORS configuration, rate-limit identifiers, the dependency manifest against a hardcoded list of 18 known-vulnerable packages, and unguarded eval/exec calls. None of them matched. A text search cannot follow a variable, judge intent, or tell you what a server does once it is running, so "nothing matched" is not "safe". What the scan does and does not cover is written out at /mcp/security.

What are alternatives to Playwright MCP?

Similar MCP servers include Scrapling MCP Server, Chrome DevTools MCP, MCP Server Browser. Each serves a similar purpose but may differ in features, language, and compatibility.