Official Microsoft Playwright MCP server, enabling LLMs to interact with web pages through structured accessibility snapshots
To add microsoft/playwright-mcp to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs one environment variable, listed below.
Install
npx -y @playwright/mcp@latestEnvironment variables
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_SECRETSet in your MCP configInstall with your client
claude mcp add microsoft-playwright --env PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_SECRET=<YOUR_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_SECRET> -- npx -y @playwright/mcp@latest
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
microsoft/playwright-mcp exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Requirements
This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_SECRET
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install microsoft/playwright-mcp?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add microsoft/playwright-mcp to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with microsoft/playwright-mcp?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to microsoft/playwright-mcp as well.
Does microsoft/playwright-mcp need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set this environment variable: PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_SECRET. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
What license is microsoft/playwright-mcp under?
microsoft/playwright-mcp is listed under the Apache-2.0 license.
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