playwright-mcp

Add via the Amp VS Code extension settings screen or by updating your settings.json file:

"amp.mcpServers": {
  "playwright": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": [
      "@playwright/mcp@latest"
    ]
  }
}

Amp CLI Setup:

Add via the amp mcp addcommand below

amp mcp add playwright -- npx @playwright/mcp@latest

Use the Claude Code CLI to add the Playwright MCP server:

claude mcp add playwright npx @playwright/mcp@latest

Follow the MCP install guide, use the standard config above.

Use the Codex CLI to add the Playwright MCP server:

codex mcp add playwright npx "@playwright/mcp@latest"

Alternatively, create or edit the configuration file ~/.codex/config.toml and add:

[mcp_servers.playwright]
command = "npx"
args = ["@playwright/mcp@latest"]

For more information, see the Codex MCP documentation.

Use the Copilot CLI to interactively add the Playwright MCP server:

/mcp add

Alternatively, create or edit the configuration file ~/.copilot/mcp-config.json and add:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "playwright": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": "npx",
      "tools": [
        "*"
      ],
      "args": [
        "@playwright/mcp@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

For more information, see the Copilot CLI documentation.

Click the button to install:

Or install manually:

Go to Cursor Settings -> MCP -> Add new MCP Server. Name to your liking, use command type with the command npx @playwright/mcp@latest. You can also verify config or add command like arguments via clicking Edit.

Use the Factory CLI to add the Playwright MCP server:

droid mcp add playwright "npx @playwright/mcp@latest"

Alternatively, type /mcp within Factory droid to open an interactive UI for managing MCP servers.

For more information, see the Factory MCP documentation.

Follow the MCP install guide, use the standard config above.

Click the button to install:

Or install manually:

Go to Advanced settings -> Extensions -> Add custom extension. Name to your liking, use type STDIO, and set the command to npx @playwright/mcp. Click "Add Extension".

Follow the MCP Servers documentation. For example in .kiro/settings/mcp.json:

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

Click the button to install:

Or install manually:

Go to Program in the right sidebar -> Install -> Edit mcp.json. Use the standard config above.

Follow the MCP Servers documentation. For example in ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json:

{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "playwright": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "@playwright/mcp@latest"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

Open Qodo Gen chat panel in VSCode or IntelliJ → Connect more tools → + Add new MCP → Paste the standard config above.

Click Save.

Click the button to install:

Or install manually:

Follow the MCP install guide, use the standard config above. You can also install the Playwright MCP server using the VS Code CLI:

# For VS Code
code --add-mcp '{"name":"playwright","command":"npx","args":["@playwright/mcp@latest"]}'

After installation, the Playwright MCP server will be available for use with your GitHub Copilot agent in VS Code.

Go to Settings -> AI -> Manage MCP Servers -> + Add to add an MCP Server. Use the standard config above.

Alternatively, use the slash command /add-mcp in the Warp prompt and paste the standard config from above:

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

Follow Windsurf MCP documentation. Use the standard config above.

{
  /**
   * The browser to use.
   */
  browser?: {
    /**
     * The type of browser to use.
     */
    browserName?: 'chromium' | 'firefox' | 'webkit';

    /**
     * Keep the browser profile in memory, do not save it to disk.
     */
    isolated?: boolean;

    /**
     * Path to a user data directory for browser profile persistence.
     * Temporary directory is created by default.
     */
    userDataDir?: string;

    /**
     * Launch options passed to
     * @see https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-browsertype#browser-type-launch-persistent-context
     *
     * This is useful for settings options like `channel`, `headless`, `executablePath`, etc.
     */
    launchOptions?: playwright.LaunchOptions;

    /**
     * Context options for the browser context.
     *
     * This is useful for settings options like `viewport`.
     */
    contextOptions?: playwright.BrowserContextOptions;

    /**
     * Chrome DevTools Protocol endpoint to connect to an existing browser instance in case of Chromium family browsers.
     */
    cdpEndpoint?: string;

    /**
     * CDP headers to send with the connect request.
     */
    cdpHeaders?: Record<string, string>;

    /**
     * Remote endpoint to connect to an existing Playwright server.
     */
    remoteEndpoint?: string;

    /**
     * Paths to TypeScript files to add as initialization scripts for Playwright page.
     */
    initPage?: string[];

    /**
     * Paths to JavaScript files to add as initialization scripts.
     * The scripts will be evaluated in every page before any of the page's scripts.
     */
    initScript?: string[];
  },

  server?: {
    /**
     * The port to listen on for SSE or MCP transport.
     */
    port?: number;

    /**
     * The host to bind the server to. Default is localhost. Use 0.0.0.0 to bind to all interfaces.
     */
    host?: string;

    /**
     * The hosts this server is allowed to serve from. Defaults to the host server is bound to.
     * This is not for CORS, but rather for the DNS rebinding protection.
     */
    allowedHosts?: string[];
  },

  /**
   * List of enabled tool capabilities. Possible values:
   *   - 'core': Core browser automation features.
   *   - 'pdf': PDF generation and manipulation.
   *   - 'vision': Coordinate-based interactions.
   */
  capabilities?: ToolCapability[];

  /**
   * Whether to save the Playwright session into the output directory.
   */
  saveSession?: boolean;

  /**
   * Whether to save the Playwright trace of the session into the output directory.
   */
  saveTrace?: boolean;

  /**
   * If specified, saves the Playwright video of the session into the output directory.
   */
  saveVideo?: {
    width: number;
    height: number;
  };

  /**
   * Reuse the same browser context between all connected HTTP clients.
   */
  sharedBrowserContext?: boolean;

  /**
   * Secrets are used to prevent LLM from getting sensitive data while
   * automating scenarios such as authentication.
   * Prefer the browser.contextOptions.storageState over secrets file as a more secure alternative.
   */
  secrets?: Record<string, string>;

  /**
   * The directory to save output files.
   */
  outputDir?: string;

  console?: {
    /**
     * The level of console messages to return. Each level includes the messages of more severe levels. Defaults to "info".
     */
    level?: 'error' | 'warning' | 'info' | 'debug';
  },

  network?: {
    /**
     * List of origins to allow the browser to request. Default is to allow all. Origins matching both `allowedOrigins` and `blockedOrigins` will be blocked.
     */
    allowedOrigins?: string[];

    /**
     * List of origins to block the browser to request. Origins matching both `allowedOrigins` and `blockedOrigins` will be blocked.
     */
    blockedOrigins?: string[];
  };

  /**
   * Specify the attribute to use for test ids, defaults to "data-testid".
   */
  testIdAttribute?: string;

  timeouts?: {
    /*
     * Configures default action timeout: https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-page#page-set-default-timeout. Defaults to 5000ms.
     */
    action?: number;

    /*
     * Configures default navigation timeout: https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-page#page-set-default-navigation-timeout. Defaults to 60000ms.
     */
    navigation?: number;
  };

  /**
   * Whether to send image responses to the client. Can be "allow", "omit", or "auto". Defaults to "auto", which sends images if the client can display them.
   */
  imageResponses?: 'allow' | 'omit';

  snapshot?: {
    /**
     * When taking snapshots for responses, specifies the mode to use.
     */
    mode?: 'incremental' | 'full' | 'none';
  }
}

NOTE: The Docker implementation only supports headless chromium at the moment.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "playwright": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "--init", "--pull=always", "mcr.microsoft.com/playwright/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Or If you prefer to run the container as a long-lived service instead of letting the MCP client spawn it, use:

docker run -d -i --rm --init --pull=always \
  --entrypoint node \
  --name playwright \
  -p 8931:8931 \
  mcr.microsoft.com/playwright/mcp \
  cli.js --headless --browser chromium --no-sandbox --port 8931

The server will listen on host port 8931 and can be reached by any MCP client.

You can build the Docker image yourself.

docker build -t mcr.microsoft.com/playwright/mcp .

import http from 'http';

import { createConnection } from '@playwright/mcp';
import { SSEServerTransport } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/sse.js';

http.createServer(async (req, res) => {
  // ...

  // Creates a headless Playwright MCP server with SSE transport
  const connection = await createConnection({ browser: { launchOptions: { headless: true } } });
  const transport = new SSEServerTransport('/messages', res);
  await connection.connect(transport);

  // ...
});

• browser_click
  • Title: Click
  • Description: Perform click on a web page
  • Parameters:
    • element (string): Human-readable element description used to obtain permission to interact with the element
    • ref (string): Exact target element reference from the page snapshot
    • doubleClick (boolean, optional): Whether to perform a double click instead of a single click
    • button (string, optional): Button to click, defaults to left
    • modifiers (array, optional): Modifier keys to press
  • Read-only: false

• browser_close
  • Title: Close browser
  • Description: Close the page
  • Parameters: None
  • Read-only: false

• browser_console_messages
  • Title: Get console messages
  • Description: Returns all console messages
  • Parameters:
    • level (string, optional): Level of the console messages to return. Each level includes the messages of more severe levels. Defaults to "info".
  • Read-only: true

• browser_drag
  • Title: Drag mouse
  • Description: Perform drag and drop between two elements
  • Parameters:
    • startElement (string): Human-readable source element description used to obtain the permission to interact with the element
    • startRef (string): Exact source element reference from the page snapshot
    • endElement (string): Human-readable target element description used to obtain the permission to interact with the element
    • endRef (string): Exact target element reference from the page snapshot
  • Read-only: false

• browser_evaluate
  • Title: Evaluate JavaScript
  • Description: Evaluate JavaScript expression on page or element
  • Parameters:
    • function (string): () => { /* code / } or (element) => { / code */ } when element is provided
    • element (string, optional): Human-readable element description used to obtain permission to interact with the element
    • ref (string, optional): Exact target element reference from the page snapshot
  • Read-only: false

• browser_file_upload
  • Title: Upload files
  • Description: Upload one or multiple files
  • Parameters:
    • paths (array, optional): The absolute paths to the files to upload. Can be single file or multiple files. If omitted, file chooser is cancelled.
  • Read-only: false

• browser_fill_form
  • Title: Fill form
  • Description: Fill multiple form fields
  • Parameters:
    • fields (array): Fields to fill in
  • Read-only: false

• browser_handle_dialog
  • Title: Handle a dialog
  • Description: Handle a dialog
  • Parameters:
    • accept (boolean): Whether to accept the dialog.
    • promptText (string, optional): The text of the prompt in case of a prompt dialog.
  • Read-only: false

• browser_hover
  • Title: Hover mouse
  • Description: Hover over element on page
  • Parameters:
    • element (string): Human-readable element description used to obtain permission to interact with the element
    • ref (string): Exact target element reference from the page snapshot
  • Read-only: false

• browser_navigate
  • Title: Navigate to a URL
  • Description: Navigate to a URL
  • Parameters:
    • url (string): The URL to navigate to
  • Read-only: false

• browser_navigate_back
  • Title: Go back
  • Description: Go back to the previous page
  • Parameters: None
  • Read-only: false

• browser_network_requests
  • Title: List network requests
  • Description: Returns all network requests since loading the page
  • Parameters:
    • includeStatic (boolean, optional): Whether to include successful static resources like images, fonts, scripts, etc. Defaults to false.
  • Read-only: true

• browser_press_key
  • Title: Press a key
  • Description: Press a key on the keyboard
  • Parameters:
    • key (string): Name of the key to press or a character to generate, such as ArrowLeft or a
  • Read-only: false

• browser_resize
  • Title: Resize browser window
  • Description: Resize the browser window
  • Parameters:
    • width (number): Width of the browser window
    • height (number): Height of the browser window
  • Read-only: false

• browser_run_code
  • Title: Run Playwright code
  • Description: Run Playwright code snippet
  • Parameters:
    • code (string): A JavaScript function containing Playwright code to execute. It will be invoked with a single argument, page, which you can use for any page interaction. For example: async (page) => { await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Submit' }).click(); return await page.title(); }
  • Read-only: false

• browser_select_option
  • Title: Select option
  • Description: Select an option in a dropdown
  • Parameters:
    • element (string): Human-readable element description used to obtain permission to interact with the element
    • ref (string): Exact target element reference from the page snapshot
    • values (array): Array of values to select in the dropdown. This can be a single value or multiple values.
  • Read-only: false

• browser_snapshot
  • Title: Page snapshot
  • Description: Capture accessibility snapshot of the current page, this is better than screenshot
  • Parameters:
    • filename (string, optional): Save snapshot to markdown file instead of returning it in the response.
  • Read-only: true

• browser_take_screenshot
  • Title: Take a screenshot
  • Description: Take a screenshot of the current page. You can't perform actions based on the screenshot, use browser_snapshot for actions.
  • Parameters:
    • type (string, optional): Image format for the screenshot. Default is png.
    • filename (string, optional): File name to save the screenshot to. Defaults to page-{timestamp}.{png|jpeg} if not specified. Prefer relative file names to stay within the output directory.
    • element (string, optional): Human-readable element description used to obtain permission to screenshot the element. If not provided, the screenshot will be taken of viewport. If element is provided, ref must be provided too.
    • ref (string, optional): Exact target element reference from the page snapshot. If not provided, the screenshot will be taken of viewport. If ref is provided, element must be provided too.
    • fullPage (boolean, optional): When true, takes a screenshot of the full scrollable page, instead of the currently visible viewport. Cannot be used with element screenshots.
  • Read-only: true

• browser_type
  • Title: Type text
  • Description: Type text into editable element
  • Parameters:
    • element (string): Human-readable element description used to obtain permission to interact with the element
    • ref (string): Exact target element reference from the page snapshot
    • text (string): Text to type into the element
    • submit (boolean, optional): Whether to submit entered text (press Enter after)
    • slowly (boolean, optional): Whether to type one character at a time. Useful for triggering key handlers in the page. By default entire text is filled in at once.
  • Read-only: false

• browser_wait_for
  • Title: Wait for
  • Description: Wait for text to appear or disappear or a specified time to pass
  • Parameters:
    • time (number, optional): The time to wait in seconds
    • text (string, optional): The text to wait for
    • textGone (string, optional): The text to wait for to disappear
  • Read-only: false

• browser_tabs
  • Title: Manage tabs
  • Description: List, create, close, or select a browser tab.
  • Parameters:
    • action (string): Operation to perform
    • index (number, optional): Tab index, used for close/select. If omitted for close, current tab is closed.
  • Read-only: false

• browser_install
  • Title: Install the browser specified in the config
  • Description: Install the browser specified in the config. Call this if you get an error about the browser not being installed.
  • Parameters: None
  • Read-only: false

• browser_mouse_click_xy
  • Title: Click
  • Description: Click left mouse button at a given position
  • Parameters:
    • element (string): Human-readable element description used to obtain permission to interact with the element
    • x (number): X coordinate
    • y (number): Y coordinate
  • Read-only: false

• browser_mouse_drag_xy
  • Title: Drag mouse
  • Description: Drag left mouse button to a given position
  • Parameters:
    • element (string): Human-readable element description used to obtain permission to interact with the element
    • startX (number): Start X coordinate
    • startY (number): Start Y coordinate
    • endX (number): End X coordinate
    • endY (number): End Y coordinate
  • Read-only: false

• browser_mouse_move_xy
  • Title: Move mouse
  • Description: Move mouse to a given position
  • Parameters:
    • element (string): Human-readable element description used to obtain permission to interact with the element
    • x (number): X coordinate
    • y (number): Y coordinate
  • Read-only: false

• browser_pdf_save
  • Title: Save as PDF
  • Description: Save page as PDF
  • Parameters:
    • filename (string, optional): File name to save the pdf to. Defaults to page-{timestamp}.pdf if not specified. Prefer relative file names to stay within the output directory.
  • Read-only: true

• browser_generate_locator
  • Title: Create locator for element
  • Description: Generate locator for the given element to use in tests
  • Parameters:
    • element (string): Human-readable element description used to obtain permission to interact with the element
    • ref (string): Exact target element reference from the page snapshot
  • Read-only: true

• browser_verify_element_visible
  • Title: Verify element visible
  • Description: Verify element is visible on the page
  • Parameters:
    • role (string): ROLE of the element. Can be found in the snapshot like this: - {ROLE} "Accessible Name":
    • accessibleName (string): ACCESSIBLE_NAME of the element. Can be found in the snapshot like this: - role "{ACCESSIBLE_NAME}"
  • Read-only: false

• browser_verify_list_visible
  • Title: Verify list visible
  • Description: Verify list is visible on the page
  • Parameters:
    • element (string): Human-readable list description
    • ref (string): Exact target element reference that points to the list
    • items (array): Items to verify
  • Read-only: false

• browser_verify_text_visible
  • Title: Verify text visible
  • Description: Verify text is visible on the page. Prefer browser_verify_element_visible if possible.
  • Parameters:
    • text (string): TEXT to verify. Can be found in the snapshot like this: - role "Accessible Name": {TEXT} or like this: - text: {TEXT}
  • Read-only: false

• browser_verify_value
  • Title: Verify value
  • Description: Verify element value
  • Parameters:
    • type (string): Type of the element
    • element (string): Human-readable element description
    • ref (string): Exact target element reference that points to the element
    • value (string): Value to verify. For checkbox, use "true" or "false".
  • Read-only: false

• browser_start_tracing
  • Title: Start tracing
  • Description: Start trace recording
  • Parameters: None
  • Read-only: true

• browser_stop_tracing
  • Title: Stop tracing
  • Description: Stop trace recording
  • Parameters: None
  • Read-only: true