io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp

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Playwright Tools for MCP

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Trust breakdown (6 categories)

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score →

Supply Chain Security98

No malware found by supply-chain analysis.Pass
No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.Pass
No install/post-install scripts declared.Pass
1 of 3 dependencies flagged as unhealthy (1 deprecated). View diagnostics → Partial

Provenance & Transparency97

Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL. View diagnostics → Pass
Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to microsoft/playwright-mcp). View diagnostics → Pass
Clear OSI-approved license (Apache-2.0).Pass
Actively maintained (last published 0 days ago).Pass
Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository. See how to fix → Fail

Schema Quality & AI Usability70

AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
Tool/resource definitions use about 2034 tokens (~84/item across 24 items; 24 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail

Stability & Change Management0

Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).Unverified

Tool Coverage100

100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass

Capabilities100

Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass

Unverified: 1 category

A category scored 0 because we could not verify it: a data source with nothing on this package, evidence we could not reach, or a check we could not run. We only credit what we can confirm.

Install

Add this component to your MCP client. Where a client-specific snippet is available, pick your client below and copy it straight into your config; otherwise use the connection detail shown.

npm · @playwright/mcp

Claude Codex opencode OpenClaw Hermes Other

# add to Claude Code

claude mcp add microsoft-playwright-mcp -- npx -y @playwright/mcp

# add to Codex CLI

codex mcp add microsoft-playwright-mcp -- npx -y @playwright/mcp

// opencode.json

{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "microsoft-playwright-mcp": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@playwright/mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

# add to OpenClaw

openclaw mcp add microsoft-playwright-mcp --command npx --arg -y --arg @playwright/mcp

# ~/.hermes/config.yaml

mcp_servers:
  microsoft-playwright-mcp:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@playwright/mcp"]

// mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "microsoft-playwright-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@playwright/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Changelog

Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.

2 Aug 26 +15
- Malware scan: unverified → pass ▲ security
- Dependency health: 0.90 → 0.80 ▼ functional
31 Jul 26 −10
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
30 Jul 26 −18
- Malware scan: pass → unverified ▼ security
27 Jul 26 +32
- Tool coverage: unverified → 100 ▲ functional
- First check of Schema quality: fail functional
- First check of Schema quality: pass functional
- First check of Schema quality: good functional
- First check of Tool coverage: 100 functional
26 Jul 26 59

First indexed and scored.
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional

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Diagnostics

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Captured 3 Aug 2026 · Analysed npm/@playwright/[email protected]

Provenance verified

Ecosystem: npm · Outcome: verified

Reason: verified

Source repo:: microsoft/playwright-mcp
Certificate issuer:: https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com
Certificate SAN:: https://github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp/.github/workflows/publish.yml@refs/tags/v0.0.78
Rekor log index:: 2130879440
Predicate type:: https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1
Subject digest:: sha512:5cb4d4780ea610df6c43e849e1d7c6f042240dbc52d0add3adcd91064509b9fd364e013615044d4ccb6afda25f87244c20db1197f61b738b317162ed1
Discovery method:: attestation_endpoint

Dependencies 3 packages

3 packages in the resolved dependency tree · 1 deprecated · 1 stale.

MCP tools — 24 exposed · ~2,034 tokens

The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability.

Tool Tokens

browser_click ~100

Perform click on a web page

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
button	string	—	Button to click, defaults to left
doubleClick	boolean	—	Whether to perform a double click instead of a single click
element	string	—	Human-readable element description used to obtain permission to interact with the element
modifiers	array	—	Modifier keys to press
target	string	yes	Exact target element reference from the page snapshot, or a unique element selector

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_close ~12

Close the page

Input Output Examples

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_console_messages ~95

Returns all console messages

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
all	boolean	—	Return all console messages since the beginning of the session, not just since the last navigation. Defaults to false.
filename	string	—	Filename to save the console messages to. If not provided, messages are returned as text.
level	string	yes	Level of the console messages to return. Each level includes the messages of more severe levels. Defaults to "info".

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_drag ~106

Perform drag and drop between two elements

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
endElement	string	—	Human-readable target element description used to obtain the permission to interact with the element
endTarget	string	yes	Exact target element reference from the page snapshot, or a unique element selector
startElement	string	—	Human-readable source element description used to obtain the permission to interact with the element
startTarget	string	yes	Exact target element reference from the page snapshot, or a unique element selector

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_drop ~142

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.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
data	object	—	Data to drop, as a map of MIME type to string value (e.g. {"text/plain": "hello", "text/uri-list": "https://example.com"}).
element	string	—	Human-readable element description used to obtain permission to interact with the element
paths	array	—	Absolute paths to files to drop onto the element.
target	string	yes	Exact target element reference from the page snapshot, or a unique element selector

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_evaluate ~110

Evaluate JavaScript expression on page or element

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
element	string	—	Human-readable element description used to obtain permission to interact with the element
filename	string	—	Filename to save the result to. If not provided, result is returned as text.
function	string	yes	() => { /* code / } or (element) => { / code */ } when element is provided
target	string	—	Exact target element reference from the page snapshot, or a unique element selector

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_file_upload ~46

Upload one or multiple files

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
paths	array	—	The absolute paths to the files to upload. Can be single file or multiple files. If omitted, file chooser is cancelled.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_fill_form ~25

Fill multiple form fields

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
fields	array	yes	Fields to fill in

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_find ~156

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.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
regex	string	—	Regular expression to search for in the page snapshot. Matching is case-sensitive by default; wrap the pattern in slashes to add flags, e.g. "/error/i" for case-insensitive. Provide either text or re…
text	string	—	Plain text to search for in the page snapshot (case-insensitive substring match). Provide either text or regex, not both.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_handle_dialog ~44

Handle a dialog

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
accept	boolean	yes	Whether to accept the dialog.
promptText	string	—	The text of the prompt in case of a prompt dialog.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_hover ~55

Hover over element on page

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
element	string	—	Human-readable element description used to obtain permission to interact with the element
target	string	yes	Exact target element reference from the page snapshot, or a unique element selector

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_navigate ~26

Navigate to a URL

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
url	string	yes	The URL to navigate to

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_navigate_back ~20

Go back to the previous page in the history

Input Output Examples

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_network_request ~107

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.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
filename	string	—	Filename to save the result to. If not provided, output is returned as text.
index	integer	yes	1-based index of the request, as printed by browser_network_requests.
part	string	—	Return only this part of the request. Omit to return full details.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_network_requests ~106

Returns a numbered list of network requests since loading the page. Use browser_network_request with the number to get full details.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
filename	string	—	Filename to save the network requests to. If not provided, requests are returned as text.
filter	string	—	Only return requests whose URL matches this regexp (e.g. "/api/.*user").
static	boolean	yes	Whether to include successful static resources like images, fonts, scripts, etc. Defaults to false.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_press_key ~44

Press a key on the keyboard

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
key	string	yes	Name of the key to press or a character to generate, such as `ArrowLeft` or `a`

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_resize ~37

Resize the browser window

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
height	number	yes	Height of the browser window
width	number	yes	Width of the browser window

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_run_code_unsafe ~134

Run a Playwright code snippet. Unsafe: executes arbitrary JavaScript in the Playwright server process and is RCE-equivalent.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
code	string	—	A JavaScript function containing Playwright code to execute. It will be invoked with a single argument, page, which you can use for any page interaction. For example: `async (page) => { await page.ge…
filename	string	—	Load code from the specified file. If both code and filename are provided, code will be ignored.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_select_option ~82

Select an option in a dropdown

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
element	string	—	Human-readable element description used to obtain permission to interact with the element
target	string	yes	Exact target element reference from the page snapshot, or a unique element selector
values	array	yes	Array of values to select in the dropdown. This can be a single value or multiple values.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_snapshot ~115

Capture accessibility snapshot of the current page, this is better than screenshot

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
boxes	boolean	—	Include each element's bounding box as [box=x,y,width,height] in the snapshot. Coordinates are viewport-relative, in CSS pixels (Element.getBoundingClientRect)
depth	number	—	Limit the depth of the snapshot tree
filename	string	—	Save snapshot to markdown file instead of returning it in the response.
target	string	—	Exact target element reference from the page snapshot, or a unique element selector

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_tabs ~73

List, create, close, or select a browser tab.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
action	string	yes	Operation to perform
index	number	—	Tab index, used for close/select. If omitted for close, current tab is closed.
url	string	—	URL to navigate to in the new tab, used for new.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_take_screenshot ~218

Take a screenshot of the current page. You can't perform actions based on the screenshot, use browser_snapshot for actions.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
element	string	—	Human-readable element description used to obtain permission to interact with the element
filename	string	—	File name to save the screenshot to. Defaults to `page-{timestamp}.{png\|jpeg}` if not specified. Prefer relative file names to stay within the output directory.
fullPage	boolean	—	When true, takes a screenshot of the full scrollable page, instead of the currently visible viewport. Cannot be used with element screenshots.
scale	string	yes	Image resolution scale. "css" produces a screenshot sized in CSS pixels (smaller, consistent across devices). "device" produces a high-resolution screenshot using device pixels (larger, accounts for…
target	string	—	Exact target element reference from the page snapshot, or a unique element selector
type	string	yes	Image format for the screenshot. Default is png.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_type ~118

Type text into editable element

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
element	string	—	Human-readable element description used to obtain permission to interact with the element
slowly	boolean	—	Whether to type one character at a time. Useful for triggering key handlers in the page. By default entire text is filled in at once.
submit	boolean	—	Whether to submit entered text (press Enter after)
target	string	yes	Exact target element reference from the page snapshot, or a unique element selector
text	string	yes	Text to type into the element

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_wait_for ~63

Wait for text to appear or disappear or a specified time to pass

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
text	string	—	The text to wait for
textGone	string	—	The text to wait for to disappear
time	number	—	The time to wait in seconds

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

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Scoring key

80+ high trust
60–79 medium
below 60 low

How we score

Score history · last 30 days

26 Jul 3 Aug

Day	Score
26 Jul	59
27 Jul	91
28 Jul	91
30 Jul	73
31 Jul	63
1 Aug	63
2 Aug	78
3 Aug	78