Playwright MCP Server

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Playwright MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 8 572 341 installs a week from npm. Last commit 2 Nov 2026.

Playwright Tools for MCP

Installs per day peak 1 618 211 · avg 882 105 · +125% w/w

a month agotoday

8 572 341

Installs / week

npm · @playwright/mcp

38 956

Stars

2 open issues

2 Nov 2026

Last commit

30 releases in 90 days

Apache-2.0

License

TypeScript

What the code does

We read the source, 1 d ago · rules 995398eba69f

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

Known vulnerability in the package @playwright/mcp · GHSA-6fg3-hvw7-2fwq

Asks for container control access .azure-pipelines/publish-docker.yml:112

            script: "docker run --rm --privileged ${ACR_CACHE_PREFIX}tonistiigi/binfmt --install arm64"

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add playwright-mcp -- npx -y @playwright/mcp

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

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

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.playwright-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@playwright/mcp"]

.cursor/mcp.json

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

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "playwright-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@playwright/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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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 8 572 341 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 in the form 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 8 572 341 times in the last week. Week over week that is +125%. 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, 38 956 stars on GitHub and 2 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.