Drive a browser

Playwright MCP

Open-source MCP server that lets an agent drive a local browser through page accessibility snapshots, returning page state as text.

At a glance

Provider: Microsoft
Category: Drive a browser
Type: Runs on your machine
Pricing model: Free, open source2
Free tier: Not applicable; the software is free to run2
Authentication: None; runs locally over stdio5
Connect via: Local MCP server over stdio or HTTP, run with npx @playwright/mcp@latest1
Read from the provider's pages: 2026-11-04

Pricing

Pricing model: Free, open source
Free tier: Whole package is free; no paid tier
Card required for free tier: No

Pricing in full →Tools

Official MCP server: Yes, local
Address or package: npm package @playwright/mcp; run with npx @playwright/mcp@latest

Tools in full →Authentication

Who creates the account: No account needed
Where to get a key: No key
Other requirements: Node.js 18 or newer, per the README; a browser such as Chrome

Authentication in full →Setup

REST API: Not published
MCP server: http://localhost:8931/mcp when started with --port 8931; stdio by default
OpenAPI spec: Not published

Setup in full →Limits

Rate limit: Not published

Limits in full →Privacy

Data location: On your machine; the profile is stored in a local cache folder
Retention: Profile persists until you delete it
Used for training: Not published

Privacy in full →

Read from Microsoft’s own pages on 2026-11-04. Every number links to the page a value came from. For agents, the same facts as markdown: /tools/drive-a-browser/playwright-mcp.md