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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
GitHub stars
37,465
Last commit
2026-09-18
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Completely free and open-source. No API key or subscription needed.

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

How to set up the Playwright MCP Server

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

Added: 2026-02-23 · Last reviewed: 2026-02-23