What is Playwright?
Playwright is a MCP server by microsoft. Playwright browser automation: interact with web pages through structured accessibility snapshots. It is listed under Browser & web and has 38,298 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | microsoft |
| Repository | microsoft/playwright-mcp |
| Popularity | 38,298 GitHub stars |
| Category | Browser & web |
| Security | Low risk (80/100) |
| Rank | #20 of 4,418 MCP servers; #3 in Browser & web |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-10-16 |
| Stars this week | +270 |
| Runs | Not stated |
Is Playwright safe to install?
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 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/microsoft/playwright-mcp
- 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 playwright-mcp -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http playwright-mcp <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 Playwright for you:
Add the "Playwright" MCP server from https://github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp 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.