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.

Methods

Method	Used for	How
None	Local stdio server	Client launches `npx @playwright/mcp@latest`; no key or account

Source5server.json

Getting access

Who creates the account: No account needed2
Where to get a key: No key5
Other requirements: Node.js 18 or newer, per the README; a browser such as Chrome1

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