MCP Server Playwright

A Model Context Protocol server that provides browser automation capabilities using Playwright
_{Enable LLMs to interact with web pages, take screenshots, and execute JavaScript in a real browser environment}

Features
Installation
Configuration
Components
- Tools
- Resources
License

Features

🌐 Full browser automation capabilities
📸 Screenshot capture of entire pages or specific elements
🖱️ Comprehensive web interaction (navigation, clicking, form filling)
📊 Console log monitoring
🔧 JavaScript execution in browser context

Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install MCP Server Playwright for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @automatalabs/mcp-server-playwright --client claude

You can install the package using either npx or mcp-get:

Using npx:

npx @automatalabs/mcp-server-playwright install

This command will:

Check your operating system compatibility (Windows/macOS)
Create or update the Claude configuration file
Configure the Playwright server integration

The configuration file will be automatically created/updated at:

Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Using mcp-get:

npx @michaellatman/mcp-get@latest install @automatalabs/mcp-server-playwright

Configuration

The installation process will automatically add the following configuration to your Claude config file:

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

Using with Cursor

You can also use MCP Server Playwright with Cursor, an AI-powered code editor. To enable browser automation in Cursor via MCP:

Install Playwright browsers (if not already):
```
npx playwright install
```

Install MCP Server Playwright for Cursor using Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @automatalabs/mcp-server-playwright --client cursor

Configuration file setup:
If you do not use Claude, the configuration file (claude_desktop_config.json) may not be created automatically.
- On Windows, create a folder named Claude in %APPDATA% (usually C:\Users\<YourName>\AppData\Roaming\Claude).
- Inside that folder, create a file named claude_desktop_config.json with the following content:
```
{
  "serverPort": 3456
}
```
Follow the remaining steps in the Installation section above to complete the setup.

Now, you can use all the browser automation tools provided by MCP Server Playwright directly from Cursor’s AI features, such as web navigation, screenshot capture, and JavaScript execution.

Note: Make sure you have Node.js installed and npx available in your system PATH.

Components

Tools

`browser_navigate`

Navigate to any URL in the browser

{
  "url": "https://stealthbrowser.cloud"
}

`browser_screenshot`

Capture screenshots of the entire page or specific elements

{
  "name": "screenshot-name",     // required
  "selector": "#element-id",     // optional
  "fullPage": true              // optional, default: false
}

`browser_click`

Click elements on the page using CSS selector

{
  "selector": "#button-id"
}

`browser_click_text`

Click elements on the page by their text content

{
  "text": "Click me"
}

`browser_hover`

Hover over elements on the page using CSS selector

{
  "selector": "#menu-item"
}

`browser_hover_text`

Hover over elements on the page by their text content

{
  "text": "Hover me"
}

`browser_fill`

Fill out input fields

{
  "selector": "#input-field",
  "value": "Hello World"
}

`browser_select`

Select an option in a SELECT element using CSS selector

{
  "selector": "#dropdown",
  "value": "option-value"
}

`browser_select_text`

Select an option in a SELECT element by its text content

{
  "text": "Choose me",
  "value": "option-value"
}

`browser_evaluate`

Execute JavaScript in the browser console

{
  "script": "document.title"
}

Resources

Console Logs (console://logs)
- Access browser console output in text format
- Includes all console messages from the browser
Screenshots (screenshot://<n>)
- Access PNG images of captured screenshots
- Referenced by the name specified during capture

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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