Playwright MCP
About
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides browser automation capabilities using Playwright. Enables LLMs to interact with web pages through structured accessibility snapshots, bypassing the need for screenshots or visually-tuned models.
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- Provides browser automation via Playwright
- Uses structured accessibility snapshots for LLM interaction
- Bypasses need for screenshots or visually-tuned models
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
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Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Playwright MCPCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
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browser_close
Close the page
browser_resize
Resize the browser window
browser_console_messages
Returns all console messages
browser_handle_dialog
Handle a dialog
browser_evaluate
Evaluate JavaScript expression on page or element
browser_file_upload
Upload one or multiple files
browser_drop
Drop files or MIME-typed data onto an element, as if dragged from outside the page. At least one of "paths" or "data" must be provided.
browser_find
Search the accessibility snapshot of the current page for text or a regular expression. Returns matching snapshot nodes with a few lines of surrounding context (like search snippets), each shown under its path from the root of the tree, which is cheaper than capturing the whole snapshot when you only need to locate an element and its ref.
browser_fill_form
Fill multiple form fields
browser_press_key
Press a key on the keyboard
browser_type
Type text into editable element
browser_navigate
Navigate to a URL
browser_navigate_back
Go back to the previous page in the history
browser_network_requests
Returns a numbered list of network requests since loading the page. Use browser_network_request with the number to get full details.
browser_network_request
Returns full details (headers and body) of a single network request, or a single part if `part` is set. Use the number from browser_network_requests.
browser_run_code_unsafe
Run a Playwright code snippet. Unsafe: executes arbitrary JavaScript in the Playwright server process and is RCE-equivalent.
browser_take_screenshot
Take a screenshot of the current page. You can't perform actions based on the screenshot, use browser_snapshot for actions.
browser_snapshot
Capture accessibility snapshot of the current page, this is better than screenshot
browser_click
Perform click on a web page
browser_drag
Perform drag and drop between two elements
browser_hover
Hover over element on page
browser_select_option
Select an option in a dropdown
browser_tabs
List, create, close, or select a browser tab.
browser_wait_for
Wait for text to appear or disappear or a specified time to pass
- browser_close: Close the page
- browser_resize: Resize the browser window
- browser_console_messages: Returns all console messages
- browser_handle_dialog: Handle a dialog
- browser_evaluate: Evaluate JavaScript expression on page or element
- browser_file_upload: Upload one or multiple files
- browser_drop: Drop files or MIME-typed data onto an element, as if dragged from outside the page. At least one of "paths" or "data" must be provided.
- browser_find: Search the accessibility snapshot of the current page for text or a regular expression. Returns matching snapshot nodes with a few lines of surrounding context (like search snippets), each shown under its path from the root of the tree, which is cheaper than capturing the whole snapshot when you only need to locate an element and its ref.
- browser_fill_form: Fill multiple form fields
- browser_press_key: Press a key on the keyboard
- browser_type: Type text into editable element
- browser_navigate: Navigate to a URL
- browser_navigate_back: Go back to the previous page in the history
- browser_network_requests: Returns a numbered list of network requests since loading the page. Use browser_network_request with the number to get full details.
- browser_network_request: Returns full details (headers and body) of a single network request, or a single part if part is set. Use the number from browser_network_requests.
- browser_run_code_unsafe: Run a Playwright code snippet. Unsafe: executes arbitrary JavaScript in the Playwright server process and is RCE-equivalent.
- browser_take_screenshot: Take a screenshot of the current page. You can't perform actions based on the screenshot, use browser_snapshot for actions.
- browser_snapshot: Capture accessibility snapshot of the current page, this is better than screenshot
- browser_click: Perform click on a web page
- browser_drag: Perform drag and drop between two elements
- browser_hover: Hover over element on page
- browser_select_option: Select an option in a dropdown
- browser_tabs: List, create, close, or select a browser tab.
- browser_wait_for: Wait for text to appear or disappear or a specified time to pass
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Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"playwright mcp": {
"playwright": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"playright-mcp@latest"
]
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"playwright": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"playright-mcp@latest"
]
}
}A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides browser automation capabilities using Playwright. Enables LLMs to interact with web pages through structured accessibility snapshots, bypassing the need for screenshots or visually-tuned models.
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