Playwright MCP Server 🎭

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

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Installation

You can install the package using either npm, mcp-get, or Smithery:

Using npm:

npm install -g @executeautomation/playwright-mcp-server

Using mcp-get:

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

Using Smithery

To install Playwright MCP for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

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

Configuration to use Playwright Server

Here's the Claude Desktop configuration to use the Playwright server:

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

Testing

This project uses Jest for testing. The tests are located in the src/__tests__ directory.

Running Tests

You can run the tests using one of the following commands:

# Run tests using the custom script (with coverage)
node run-tests.cjs

# Run tests using npm scripts
npm test           # Run tests without coverage
npm run test:coverage  # Run tests with coverage
npm run test:custom    # Run tests with custom script (same as node run-tests.cjs)

The test coverage report will be generated in the coverage directory.

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