by lars-hagen
Model Context Protocol server for Playwright with Chrome DevTools Protocol support. Enables browser automation, screenshot capture, JavaScript execution, and connection to existing Chrome instances via CDP. No external data files required.
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A Model Context Protocol server that provides browser automation capabilities using Playwright with Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP) support. This server enables LLMs to interact with web pages, take screenshots, and execute JavaScript in a real browser environment, with the ability to connect to existing Chrome instances via CDP.
This project is in maintenance mode. Focused fixes for security, compatibility, and documentation are welcome. It is not currently published to the npm registry. The latest source release is the v0.2.10 Git tag from February 2025.
This is a fork of executeautomation/mcp-playwright v0.2.7, enhanced with CDP support for connecting to running Chrome instances.
You can install the package using either npm or Smithery:
To install MCP Playwright CDP for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @lars-hagen/mcp-playwright-cdp --client claude
Clone the repository, then build it with Node.js 20 or 22:
npm ci
npm run build
Use npm install only when updating dependencies.
Add this to your Claude Desktop configuration file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"playwright": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/path/to/mcp-playwright/dist/index.js"]
}
}
}
Replace /path/to/mcp-playwright with your actual path to the repository.
This fork adds the ability to connect to an existing Chrome instance via CDP. To use this feature:
/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome --remote-debugging-port=9222
The playwright_evaluate tool intentionally executes JavaScript in the current browser page. It is not a sandbox. Use this server only with trusted MCP clients and pages. See SECURITY.md for vulnerability reporting.
This project is a fork of executeautomation/mcp-playwright, enhanced with CDP support for connecting to running Chrome instances.
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.