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MCP Server Playwright

by aptcats (Automata Labs)

MCP Server Playwright provides full browser automation capabilities using Playwright. It allows you to control a browser instance, capture screenshots, interact with web elements, and execute JavaScript within the browser context.

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MCP Server Playwright

Table of Contents

Features

  • 🌐 Full browser automation capabilities
  • 📸 Screenshot capture of entire pages or specific elements
  • 🖱️ Comprehensive web interaction (navigation, clicking, form filling)
  • 📊 Console log monitoring
  • 🔧 JavaScript execution in browser context

Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install MCP Server Playwright for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @automatalabs/mcp-server-playwright --client claude

You can install the package using either npx or mcp-get:

Using npx:
npx @automatalabs/mcp-server-playwright install

This command will:

  • Check your operating system compatibility (Windows/macOS)
  • Create or update the Claude configuration file
  • Configure the Playwright server integration

The configuration file will be automatically created/updated at:

  • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
  • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Using mcp-get:
npx @michaellatman/mcp-get@latest install @automatalabs/mcp-server-playwright

Configuration

The installation process will automatically add the following configuration to your Claude config file:

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

Components

Tools

browser_navigate

Navigate to any URL in the browser

{
  "url": "https://stealthbrowser.cloud"
}

browser_screenshot

Capture screenshots of the entire page or specific elements

{
  "name": "screenshot-name",     // required
  "selector": "#element-id",     // optional
  "fullPage": true              // optional, default: false
}

browser_click

Click elements on the page using CSS selector

{
  "selector": "#button-id"
}

browser_click_text

Click elements on the page by their text content

{
  "text": "Click me"
}

browser_hover

Hover over elements on the page using CSS selector

{
  "selector": "#menu-item"
}

browser_hover_text

Hover over elements on the page by their text content

{
  "text": "Hover me"
}

browser_fill

Fill out input fields

{
  "selector": "#input-field",
  "value": "Hello World"
}

browser_select

Select an option in a SELECT element using CSS selector

{
  "selector": "#dropdown",
  "value": "option-value"
}

browser_select_text

Select an option in a SELECT element by its text content

{
  "text": "Choose me",
  "value": "option-value"
}

browser_evaluate

Execute JavaScript in the browser console

{
  "script": "document.title"
}

Resources

Console Logs (console://logs)

  • Access browser console output in text format
  • Includes all console messages from the browser

Screenshots (screenshot://<n>)

  • Access PNG images of captured screenshots
  • Referenced by the name specified during capture

License

MIT License