mcp-server-playwright
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# mcp-server-playwright This project is an experimental project aimed at manipulating a browser through MCP using Playwright, in order to implement a feature to control the browser through AI. ## Tools - open-browser(url) : Open a browser with the specified URL(option). - close-page(pageNumber: int) : Close a…
Details
- License
- MIT
Explore
- Open a browser with an optional URL.
- Close a specific page by page number.
- Close the entire browser.
- Navigate to a specified URL.
- Open a new page in a new tab.
- Get readability content of the current page.
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"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
mcp-server-playwrightCommand (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
- bun
- pnpm
pnpm install
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server-playwright": {
"command": "bun",
"args": ["yourpath/mcp-server-playwright/src/index.ts"],
"env": {
"CHROME_PATH": "your_chrome_path",
"MUSER_DATA_DIR": "your_chrome_user_data_path"
}
}
}
}
Have fun!
- open-browser(url) : Open a browser with the specified URL(option).
- close-page(pageNumber: int) : Close a desiginated page in current browser.
- close-browser() : Close the browser.
- navigate-to-page(url) : Navigate to the specified URL.
- open-new-page(url) : Open a page in a new tab.
- get-page-content() : Get the readability content of the current page.
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Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server-playwright": {
"mcp-server-playwright": {
"command": "bun",
"args": [
"yourpath/mcp-server-playwright/src/index.ts"
],
"env": {
"CHROME_PATH": "",
"MUSER_DATA_DIR": ""
}
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"mcp-server-playwright": {
"command": "bun",
"args": [
"yourpath/mcp-server-playwright/src/index.ts"
],
"env": {
"CHROME_PATH": "",
"MUSER_DATA_DIR": ""
}
}
}This project is an experimental project aimed at manipulating a browser through MCP using Playwright, in order to implement a feature to control the browser through AI.
Tools
- open-browser(url) : Open a browser with the specified URL(option).
- close-page(pageNumber: int) : Close a desiginated page in current browser.
- close-browser() : Close the browser.
- navigate-to-page(url) : Navigate to the specified URL.
- open-new-page(url) : Open a page in a new tab.
- get-page-content() : Get the readability content of the current page.
Usage
Install dependencies
- bun
- pnpm
pnpm install
MCP Configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server-playwright": {
"command": "bun",
"args": ["yourpath/mcp-server-playwright/src/index.ts"],
"env": {
"CHROME_PATH": "your_chrome_path",
"MUSER_DATA_DIR": "your_chrome_user_data_path"
}
}
}
}
Have fun!
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