mcpbeat

Playwright MCP Server

io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp
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Playwright MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 6 121 100 installs a week from npm. Last commit 3 Aug 2026.

Playwright Tools for MCP

Installs per day peak 1 340 909 · avg 856 615 · -5% w/w
a month agotoday
6 121 100
Installs / week
npm · @playwright/mcp
35789
Stars
3 open issues
3 Aug 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
Apache-2.0
License
TypeScript

Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add playwright-mcp -- npx -y @playwright/mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "playwright-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@playwright/mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.playwright-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@playwright/mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "playwright-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@playwright/mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "playwright-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@playwright/mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

Playwright MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Playwright MCP?
Playwright MCP runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package @playwright/mcp was installed 6 121 100 times last week.
How do I connect Playwright MCP?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls @playwright/mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Playwright MCP?
The npm package @playwright/mcp was installed 6 121 100 times in the last week. Week over week that is -5%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Playwright MCP open source?
Yes — it is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, written in TypeScript, 35 789 stars on GitHub and 3 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.