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Server Configuration

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CAPSNoComma-separated list of additional capabilities to enable. Possible values: vision, pdf, devtools.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_HOSTNoHost to bind server to. Default is localhost. Use 0.0.0.0 to bind to all interfaces.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_PORTNoPort to listen on for SSE transport.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CONFIGNoPath to the configuration file.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_DEVICENoDevice to emulate, for example: 'iPhone 15'.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_MOBILENoSet to 'true' to emulate a generic mobile device. Cannot be combined with --device.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_BROWSERNoBrowser or chrome channel to use. Possible values: chrome, firefox, webkit, msedge.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CODEGENNoLanguage to use for code generation. Possible values: typescript, python, java, csharp, none. Defaults to typescript.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_SANDBOXNoSet to 'true' to enable the sandbox for all process types that are normally not sandboxed.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_ENDPOINTNoBound browser endpoint to connect to.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_HEADLESSNoSet to 'true' to run browser in headless mode.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_ISOLATEDNoSet to 'true' to keep the browser profile in memory.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_EXTENSIONNoSet to 'true' to connect to a running browser instance (Edge/Chrome only). Requires the Playwright Extension.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_INIT_PAGENoPath to a TypeScript file to evaluate on Playwright page object.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_NO_SANDBOXNoSet to 'true' to disable sandbox for all process types that are normally sandboxed.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_OUTPUT_DIRNoPath to the directory for output files.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_USER_AGENTNoSpecify user agent string.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CDP_HEADERSNoCDP headers to send with the connect request. Multiple can be specified.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CDP_TIMEOUTNoTimeout in milliseconds for connecting to CDP endpoint. Defaults to 30000ms.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_INIT_SCRIPTNoPath to a JavaScript file to add as an initialization script. Can be specified multiple times.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CDP_ENDPOINTNoCDP endpoint to connect to.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_PROXY_BYPASSNoComma-separated domains to bypass proxy, for example '.com,chromium.org,.domain.com'.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_PROXY_SERVERNoSpecify proxy server, e.g. 'http://myproxy:3128' or 'socks5://myproxy:8080'.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_SAVE_SESSIONNoSet to 'true' to save the Playwright MCP session into the output directory.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_SECRETS_FILENoPath to a file containing secrets in the dotenv format.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTSNoComma-separated list of hosts this server is allowed to serve from. Defaults to the host the server is bound to. Pass '*' to disable the host check.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CONSOLE_LEVELNoLevel of console messages to return: error, warning, info, debug.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_SNAPSHOT_MODENoWhen taking snapshots for responses, specifies the mode to use. Can be 'full' or 'none'. Default is 'full'.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_STORAGE_STATENoPath to the storage state file for isolated sessions.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_USER_DATA_DIRNoPath to the user data directory. If not specified, a temporary directory will be created.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_VIEWPORT_SIZENoBrowser viewport size in pixels, for example '1280x720'.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_SNAPSHOT_BOXESNoSet to 'true' to include each element's bounding box in snapshots.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_TIMEOUT_ACTIONNoAction timeout in milliseconds. Defaults to 5000ms.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_TIMEOUT_SETTLENoHow long to wait after each action for triggered work to settle, in milliseconds. Defaults to 500ms.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINSNoSemicolon-separated list of trusted origins to allow the browser to request. Default is to allow all.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_BLOCKED_ORIGINSNoSemicolon-separated list of origins to block the browser from requesting.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_EXECUTABLE_PATHNoPath to the browser executable.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_IMAGE_RESPONSESNoWhether to send image responses to the client. Can be 'allow' or 'omit'. Defaults to 'allow'.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_OUTPUT_MAX_SIZENoThreshold for evicting old output files, in bytes.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_GRANT_PERMISSIONSNoList of permissions to grant to the browser context, for example 'geolocation', 'clipboard-read', 'clipboard-write'.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_TEST_ID_ATTRIBUTENoAttribute to use for test ids. Defaults to 'data-testid'.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_TIMEOUT_NAVIGATIONNoNavigation timeout in milliseconds. Defaults to 60000ms.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_IGNORE_HTTPS_ERRORSNoSet to 'true' to ignore HTTPS errors.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_BLOCK_SERVICE_WORKERSNoSet to 'true' to block service workers.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_SHARED_BROWSER_CONTEXTNoSet to 'true' to reuse the same browser context between all connected HTTP clients.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_ALLOW_UNRESTRICTED_FILE_ACCESSNoSet to 'true' to allow access to files outside workspace roots and file:// URLs.

Capabilities

Features and capabilities supported by this server

CapabilityDetails
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Tools

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

NameDescription
browser_closeA

Close the page

browser_resizeA

Resize the browser window

browser_console_messagesC

Returns all console messages

browser_handle_dialogC

Handle a dialog

browser_evaluateC

Evaluate JavaScript expression on page or element

browser_file_uploadC

Upload one or multiple files

browser_dropA

Drop files or MIME-typed data onto an element, as if dragged from outside the page. At least one of "paths" or "data" must be provided.

browser_findA

Search the accessibility snapshot of the current page for text or a regular expression. Returns matching snapshot nodes with a few lines of surrounding context (like search snippets), each shown under its path from the root of the tree, which is cheaper than capturing the whole snapshot when you only need to locate an element and its ref.

browser_fill_formB

Fill multiple form fields

browser_press_keyB

Press a key on the keyboard

browser_typeC

Type text into editable element

browser_navigateC

Navigate to a URL

browser_navigate_backA

Go back to the previous page in the history

browser_network_requestsA

Returns a numbered list of network requests since loading the page. Use browser_network_request with the number to get full details.

browser_network_requestA

Returns full details (headers and body) of a single network request, or a single part if part is set. Use the number from browser_network_requests.

browser_run_code_unsafeA

Run a Playwright code snippet. Unsafe: executes arbitrary JavaScript in the Playwright server process and is RCE-equivalent.

browser_take_screenshotA

Take a screenshot of the current page. You can't perform actions based on the screenshot, use browser_snapshot for actions.

browser_snapshotB

Capture accessibility snapshot of the current page, this is better than screenshot

browser_clickB

Perform click on a web page

browser_dragA

Perform drag and drop between two elements

browser_hoverB

Hover over element on page

browser_select_optionB

Select an option in a dropdown

browser_tabsB

List, create, close, or select a browser tab.

browser_wait_forA

Wait for text to appear or disappear or a specified time to pass

Prompts

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

NameDescription

No prompts

Resources

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

NameDescription

No resources

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