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Playwright MCP Server

Official Microsoft MCP server for browser automation. Navigate websites, take screenshots, extract content, and scrape competitor pages — all from Claude Code.

Pricing: free — Completely free and open-source. No API key or subscription needed.

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Features

Navigate to any URL and extract page content via accessibility snapshots
Take full-page screenshots and save pages as PDFs
Click, type, and interact with web pages programmatically
Multi-tab browsing for comparing competitor pages side by side
Device emulation — scrape sites as mobile or desktop
Network request monitoring to analyze competitor integrations

Setup Instructions

1. Add to Claude Code with one command: ``


claude mcp add playwright npx @playwright/mcp@latest


2. For headless mode (no visible browser window):


claude mcp add playwright npx @playwright/mcp@latest --headless


3. Run

/mcp

 in Claude Code to verify the connection
4. Ask Claude to "use playwright mcp to navigate to [URL]" to get started
5. Supports Chrome, Firefox, and WebKit via

--browser` flag

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Playwright

Originally built for web end-to-end testing, Playwright is now a marketer's competitive research powerhouse. Scrape competitor sites, capture screenshots, and monitor pricing — via the Playwright MCP, Claude does it for you.

Added: 2026-02-23