mcp-server

Playwright MCP

Name: Playwright MCP
Author: microsoft

Playwright MCP server

36,171 stars3,026 forksTypeScriptUpdated 8/12/2026100% free · open source

What it does

Playwright MCP server allows you to run multiple Playwright browsers in a single process, enabling efficient and scalable browser automation

When to use it

•When you need to automate multiple browsers in parallel for tasks like web scraping or automated testing
•When you want to reduce the overhead of launching multiple browser instances for development or testing purposes
•When you need a server-based solution for managing Playwright browser instances

Ready-to-paste prompt

npx @playwright/mcp-server --port 8080 --browser-type chromium

Heads up: The MCP server requires a compatible version of Node.js (14 or higher) and the `@playwright/webkit`, `@playwright/chromium`, or `@playwright/firefox` packages to be installed

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

✅ Light setup

Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/playwright-mcp && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/playwright-mcp/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/playwright-mcp/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How Playwright MCP works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Playwright MCP is a small TypeScript project (~600 lines across 7 code files, plus 7 test files). Setup is light: installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional. Last commit this month, Apache-2.0 license, has a test suite.

Size

Small codebase

~600 lines · 7 code files · 5 min skim

Setup

One-command install

Installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional.

Runs on

Node.js · Docker

No API keys detected

TypeScript 62%JavaScript 32%Dockerfile 6%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
CLAUDE.md
The instructions the AI actually follows
3
cli.js
Where the program starts running
4
package.json
Dependencies and the commands it exposes
5
src/README.md
Inside src/ — the main logic begins here

What's in each folder

src/Core code — the actual logic1 files

tests/Tests — proof it works10 files

.github/CI / automation (GitHub Actions)3 files

.azure-pipelines/Tool / agent settings1 files

.claude/Editor / agent settings1 files

.devcontainer/Editor / agent settings1 files

READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksDocker readyApache-2.0 licenseUpdated this month

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

✅ Light setup

Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/playwright-mcp && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/playwright-mcp/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/playwright-mcp/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

Quick Actions

Details

Creator

microsoft

Language

TypeScript