MCP server that exposes Playwright-powered browser automation (navigation, screenshots, DOM interaction, JS execution) through the Model Context Protocol.
https://github.com/Automata-Labs-team/MCP-Server-PlaywrightStop copying and pasting URLs into ChatGPT when you need web data. The MCP-Server-Playwright brings full browser automation directly into your AI workflow, letting Claude, Cursor, and other MCP-compatible tools navigate, screenshot, and interact with any website programmatically.
You're building something that needs web data, testing a UI, or automating repetitive browser tasks. Your current options: manually browse and copy-paste (tedious), write custom Playwright scripts (time-consuming), or use basic web scrapers that break on dynamic content. Meanwhile, your AI assistant sits there unable to see or interact with the web directly.
This MCP server changes that equation completely. Your AI can now:
Navigate and interact - Click buttons, fill forms, hover over elements, select dropdown options
Capture visual data - Take full-page screenshots or target specific elements
Execute JavaScript - Run custom scripts in the browser context and get results back
Monitor activity - Access console logs and debug information in real-time
The server exposes 10+ browser automation tools through MCP, from basic navigation (browser_navigate) to complex interactions (browser_evaluate for custom JS execution). Everything Playwright can do, your AI can now do.
QA and Testing: "Take a screenshot of the checkout flow, then test the form validation by submitting empty fields." Your AI handles the entire test sequence and reports back with visual proof.
Research and Data Collection: Instead of manually browsing competitor sites, your AI navigates through product pages, captures pricing data, and compiles comparison reports.
UI Debugging: "Check if the mobile navigation works on this responsive design." The AI tests different viewport sizes, captures screenshots, and identifies layout issues.
Form Automation: Automate account creation, survey completion, or any repetitive form-filling task across multiple sites.
Content Verification: Monitor website changes by having your AI periodically screenshot key pages and flag differences.
One command installs and configures everything for Claude Desktop:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @automatalabs/mcp-server-playwright --client claude
For Cursor users, the same command works with --client cursor. The installer automatically configures your MCP setup, installs Playwright browsers, and adds the server to your AI client.
Your AI immediately gains access to tools like:
browser_screenshot - Visual capture with element targetingbrowser_click and browser_click_text - Precise interactionbrowser_fill - Form automationbrowser_evaluate - Custom JavaScript executionUnlike headless scrapers or basic HTTP tools, this runs full Chromium/Firefox/WebKit instances. JavaScript executes, CSS renders, dynamic content loads - exactly like a human browsing. Your AI sees and interacts with the actual rendered page, not just HTML source.
The 213 GitHub stars and active development by the Automata Labs team show this isn't experimental - it's production-ready browser automation that developers are already using to build smarter AI workflows.
Time to stop manually bridging the gap between your AI and the web. Install MCP-Server-Playwright and watch your productivity multiply when your AI can finally browse, test, and automate like you do.