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Playwright MCP

Microsoft's official MCP server for browser automation, driven by Playwright.

Categories
MCPAutomation
Pricing
FREE
Source
Open source
Platforms
CLIAPI
Models
Model-agnostic
Verified
Jun 8, 2026

An open-source Model Context Protocol server from Microsoft that lets LLMs and agents browse and act on the web through Playwright. It exposes 40+ tools for navigation, forms, clicking, network mocking, tracing, and more, operating on structured accessibility snapshots rather than pixels so each interactive element gets a deterministic ref. Works with Claude, VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and any MCP client.

Capabilities 3

What it actually does — grouped by capability family.

  • MCP server (primary capability)
  • Browser automation (primary capability)
  • Web scraping (secondary capability)

Pros & cons

  • Official Microsoft MCP server
  • Accessibility-tree, no vision model
  • Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit
  • Free and open source
  • Needs an MCP-capable client
  • Local browser setup required
  • No hosted/cloud browser by itself

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