Playwright MCP Server

by pvinis
MIT License
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Integrations

  • Provides web browsing capabilities for GitHub Copilot in VS Code, enabling it to automate browsers, interact with web pages, and perform web scraping tasks.

  • Enables execution of JavaScript in a browser environment, allowing for dynamic interaction with web page content and functionality.

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, generate test code, web scraps the page and execute JavaScript in a real browser environment.

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Documentation | API reference

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
Installation in VS Code

Install the Playwright MCP server in VS Code using one of these buttons:

Alternatively, you can install the Playwright MCP server using the VS Code CLI:

# For VS Code code --add-mcp '{"name":"playwright","command":"npx","args":["@executeautomation/playwright-mcp-server"]}'
# For VS Code Insiders code-insiders --add-mcp '{"name":"playwright","command":"npx","args":["@executeautomation/playwright-mcp-server"]}'

After installation, the ExecuteAutomation Playwright MCP server will be available for use with your GitHub Copilot agent in VS Code.

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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A Model Context Protocol server that enables LLMs to interact with web pages, take screenshots, generate test code, scrape web pages, and execute JavaScript in a real browser environment.

  1. Screenshot
    1. Documentation | API reference
      1. Installation
        1. Installation in VS Code
      2. Configuration to use Playwright Server
        1. Testing
          1. Running Tests
        2. Star History

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