Playwright MCP

by Microsoft

Microsoft's MCP server that lets your agent drive a real web browser.

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What it does

Navigation, clicks and forms via the accessibility tree
No screenshots or vision model required
Great for testing your web apps with an agent

Install it

Requirements: Node.js 18+ and an MCP client.

Add to Claude Code

claude mcp add playwright npx @playwright/mcp@latest

Add to Codex

codex mcp add playwright npx "@playwright/mcp@latest"

The prompt for your agent

Paste it into your coding agent: it checks the requirements and installs it for you.

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Prompt

Install Playwright MCP (https://github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp) on my machine.
1. Check the requirements: Node.js 18+ and an MCP client. If anything is missing, tell me before installing anything.
2. Follow the official method:
- Add to Claude Code: claude mcp add playwright npx @playwright/mcp@latest
- Add to Codex: codex mcp add playwright npx "@playwright/mcp@latest"
3. Check that it works, then explain how to launch it and where to start.

Always review what your agent is about to run, especially install commands.