The Playwright MCP Server provides browser automation capabilities using Playwright, enabling LLMs to interact with web pages, take screenshots, generate test code, scrape web content, and execute JavaScript in a real browser environment.
Install the package globally with npm:
npm install -g @executeautomation/playwright-mcp-server
Install via the MCP package manager:
npx @michaellatman/mcp-get@latest install @executeautomation/playwright-mcp-server
For automatic installation with Claude Desktop:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @executeautomation/playwright-mcp-server --client claude
You can install the Playwright MCP server in VS Code using the CLI:
For standard VS Code:
code --add-mcp '{"name":"playwright","command":"npx","args":["@executeautomation/playwright-mcp-server"]}'
For VS Code Insiders:
code-insiders --add-mcp '{"name":"playwright","command":"npx","args":["@executeautomation/playwright-mcp-server"]}'
To configure the Playwright server with Claude Desktop, use the following configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"playwright": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@executeautomation/playwright-mcp-server"]
}
}
}
After installation, the ExecuteAutomation Playwright MCP server will be available for use with your GitHub Copilot agent in VS Code or other supported LLM interfaces.
The server provides capabilities for:
For detailed API documentation and examples, refer to the official documentation and API reference.
There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.
If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.
To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > MCP and click "Add new global MCP server".
When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:
{
"mcpServers": {
"cursor-rules-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"cursor-rules-mcp"
]
}
}
}
To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.
Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.
The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.
You can also explictly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.