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Decision brief
Playwright MCP server implementation in TypeScript under Apache-2.0 license.
Good fit when
- Need a TypeScript-based Playwright MCP server to scale your automated browser testing.
- Looking for Playwright integration that supports the MCP (Multi-client Protocol) for better scalability and client-server architecture.
Avoid when
- Don't require TypeScript or are looking for a different language implementation of playwright MCP services.
- Do not need multi-client support or can manage with single-client interactions without needing an MCP server setup.
Observed Jul 12, 2026 · Source: enrich:decision_facts
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Adoption
Package downloads where a registry match exists. GitHub stars (37,363) are secondary evidence.
- npm downloads (30d)
- 23,408,178·npm downloads API·Sep 20, 2026
Maintenance and security
Full trust report- Maintenance
- Very active (1d since push)
- As of Sep 20, 2026
- Provenance
- Not a fork · Organization account
- As of Sep 20, 2026
- Security (OSV)
- No MCP manifest
- As of Jul 11, 2026
Public GitHub metadata and optional OSV scans. Signals, not a guarantee. Trust methodology.
Backing
Company context for Microsoft. Display-only - separate from trust and ranking.
- Company
- Microsoft·GitHub org profile·Jul 11, 2026
- Employees
- 221,000·Wikidata (P1128 employees)·Jul 11, 2026
- Commercial model
- Pure OSS·GitHub org profile (public repos)·Jul 11, 2026
Install
npm install playwright-mcpSimilar tools
Same-category neighbours. No typed graph edges are catalogued for this tool yet.
Evidence and technical details
Sourced facts, taxonomy, compatibility claims, README excerpt, and machine-readable endpoints.
Overview
A repository focused on the Playwright MCP server implementation.
Capability facts
- Deploy
- Self-host
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Sep 20, 2026
- Docker
- Dockerfile present
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Sep 20, 2026
- CLI
- CLI entrypoint
Source: package.json:bin|scripts · Sep 20, 2026
- MCP server
- Ships MCP server
Source: package.json:@modelcontextprotocol/* · Sep 20, 2026
- Languages
- typescript, javascript
Source: github.language+package.json · Sep 20, 2026
Categories
Graph entities
Compatibility
Sourced claims from the README excerpt - not unsourced marketing copy.
Source: README excerpt (regex_v1, Sep 20, 2026)
- Node.js 18 or newerSource link
Source: README excerpt (regex_v1, Sep 20, 2026)
- VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Desktop, Goose, Grok, Junie or any other MCP clientSource link
Source: README excerpt (regex_v1, Sep 20, 2026)
- VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Desktop, Goose, Grok, Junie or any other MCP clientSource link
Source: README excerpt (regex_v1, Sep 20, 2026)
- VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Desktop, Goose, Grok, Junie or any other MCP clientSource link
Source: README excerpt (regex_v1, Sep 20, 2026)
- VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Desktop, Goose, Grok, Junie or any other MCP clientSource link
Tags
README
Requirements Node.js 18 or newer VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Desktop, Goose, Grok, Junie or any other MCP client Getting started First, install the Playwright MCP server with your client. Standard config works in most of the tools: <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/VS...
For agents
This page has a .md twin and JSON over the API.