What is MCP-Server-Playwright?
MCP-Server-Playwright is a MCP server by Automata-Labs-team that browser automation using Playwright. It is listed under Browser & web and has 297 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | Automata-Labs-team |
| Repository | Automata-Labs-team/MCP-Server-Playwright |
| Popularity | 297 GitHub stars |
| Category | Browser & web |
| Security | Low risk (80/100) |
| Rank | #330 of 4,418 MCP servers; #29 in Browser & web |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2025-06-05 |
| Runs | Not stated |
| Language | Python |
Is MCP-Server-Playwright safe to install?
MCP-Server-Playwright scores 80/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: can take actions such as send, write or deploy. It passed 3 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Where data goes is not stated | Note |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Can take actions such as send, write or deploy | Review |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install MCP-Server-Playwright?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/Automata-Labs-team/MCP-Server-Playwright
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add mcp-server-playwright -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http mcp-server-playwright <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs MCP-Server-Playwright for you:
Add the "MCP-Server-Playwright" MCP server from https://github.com/Automata-Labs-team/MCP-Server-Playwright to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.