MCP Server Playwright
by aptcats
MCP Server Playwright - A browser automation service for Claude Desktop
What is MCP Server Playwright
Table of Contents
Features
- ๐ Full browser automation capabilities
- ๐ธ Screenshot capture of entire pages or specific elements
- ๐ฑ๏ธ Comprehensive web interaction (navigation, clicking, form filling)
- ๐ Console log monitoring
- ๐ง 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
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
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