Playwright

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Playwright MCP server.

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Use cases

Perform click on a web page

Close the page

Returns all console messages

Perform drag and drop between two elements

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.

Evaluate JavaScript expression on page or element

Upload one or multiple files

Fill multiple form fields

Handle a dialog

Hover over element on page

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Playwright MCP Server

Playwright MCP server.

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MCP Info

Attribute	Details
Docker Image	mcp/playwright⁠
Author	microsoft⁠
Repository	https://github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp⁠

Image Building Info

Attribute	Details
Dockerfile	https://github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp/blob/2d446f9e1b79886103c79406b81cc5408364487a/Dockerfile⁠
Commit	`2d446f9e1b79886103c79406b81cc5408364487a`
Docker Image built by	Docker Inc.
Docker Scout Health Score
Verify Signature	`COSIGN_REPOSITORY=mcp/signatures cosign verify mcp/playwright --key https://raw.githubusercontent.com/docker/keyring/refs/heads/main/public/mcp/latest.pub`
Licence	Apache License 2.0

Available Tools (23)

Tools provided by this Server	Short Description
`browser_click`	Click
`browser_close`	Close browser
`browser_console_messages`	Get console messages
`browser_drag`	Drag mouse
`browser_drop`	Drop files or data onto an element
`browser_evaluate`	Evaluate JavaScript
`browser_file_upload`	Upload files
`browser_fill_form`	Fill form
`browser_handle_dialog`	Handle a dialog
`browser_hover`	Hover mouse
`browser_navigate`	Navigate to a URL
`browser_navigate_back`	Go back
`browser_network_request`	Show network request details
`browser_network_requests`	List network requests
`browser_press_key`	Press a key
`browser_resize`	Resize browser window
`browser_run_code_unsafe`	Run Playwright code (unsafe)
`browser_select_option`	Select option
`browser_snapshot`	Page snapshot
`browser_tabs`	Manage tabs
`browser_take_screenshot`	Take a screenshot
`browser_type`	Type text
`browser_wait_for`	Wait for

Tools Details

Tool: `browser_click`

Perform click on a web page

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

This tool may perform destructive updates.

This tool interacts with external entities.

Tool: `browser_close`

Close the page

Tool: `browser_console_messages`

Returns all console messages

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

This tool is read-only. It does not modify its environment.

This tool interacts with external entities.

Tool: `browser_drag`

Perform drag and drop between two elements

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

This tool may perform destructive updates.

This tool interacts with external entities.

Tool: `browser_drop`

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.

Parameters	Type	Description
`target`	`string`	Exact target element reference from the page snapshot, or a unique element selector
`data`	`object`optional	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`optional	Human-readable element description used to obtain permission to interact with the element
`paths`	`array`optional	Absolute paths to files to drop onto the element.

This tool may perform destructive updates.

This tool interacts with external entities.

Tool: `browser_evaluate`

Evaluate JavaScript expression on page or element

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

This tool may perform destructive updates.

This tool interacts with external entities.

Tool: `browser_file_upload`

Upload one or multiple files

Parameters	Type	Description
`paths`	`array`optional	The absolute paths to the files to upload. Can be single file or multiple files. If omitted, file chooser is cancelled.

This tool may perform destructive updates.

This tool interacts with external entities.

Tool: `browser_fill_form`

Fill multiple form fields

Parameters	Type	Description
`fields`	`array`	Fields to fill in

This tool may perform destructive updates.

This tool interacts with external entities.

Tool: `browser_handle_dialog`

Handle a dialog

Parameters	Type	Description
`accept`	`boolean`	Whether to accept the dialog.
`promptText`	`string`optional	The text of the prompt in case of a prompt dialog.

This tool may perform destructive updates.

This tool interacts with external entities.

Tool: `browser_hover`

Hover over element on page

Parameters	Type	Description
`target`	`string`	Exact target element reference from the page snapshot, or a unique element selector
`element`	`string`optional	Human-readable element description used to obtain permission to interact with the element

This tool may perform destructive updates.

This tool interacts with external entities.

Tool: `browser_navigate`

Navigate to a URL

Parameters	Type	Description
`url`	`string`	The URL to navigate to

This tool may perform destructive updates.

This tool interacts with external entities.

Tool: `browser_navigate_back`

Go back to the previous page in the history

Tool: `browser_network_request`

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.

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

This tool is read-only. It does not modify its environment.

This tool interacts with external entities.

Tool: `browser_network_requests`

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

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

This tool is read-only. It does not modify its environment.

This tool interacts with external entities.

Tool: `browser_press_key`

Press a key on the keyboard

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

This tool may perform destructive updates.

This tool interacts with external entities.

Tool: `browser_resize`

Resize the browser window

Parameters	Type	Description
`height`	`number`	Height of the browser window
`width`	`number`	Width of the browser window

This tool may perform destructive updates.

This tool interacts with external entities.

Tool: `browser_run_code_unsafe`

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

Parameters	Type	Description
`code`	`string`optional	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.getByRole('button', { name: 'Submit' }).click(); return await page.title(); }`
`filename`	`string`optional	Load code from the specified file. If both code and filename are provided, code will be ignored.

This tool may perform destructive updates.

This tool interacts with external entities.

Tool: `browser_select_option`

Select an option in a dropdown

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

This tool may perform destructive updates.

This tool interacts with external entities.

Tool: `browser_snapshot`

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

Parameters	Type	Description
`boxes`	`boolean`optional	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`optional	Limit the depth of the snapshot tree
`filename`	`string`optional	Save snapshot to markdown file instead of returning it in the response.
`target`	`string`optional	Exact target element reference from the page snapshot, or a unique element selector

This tool is read-only. It does not modify its environment.

This tool interacts with external entities.

Tool: `browser_tabs`

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

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

This tool may perform destructive updates.

This tool interacts with external entities.

Tool: `browser_take_screenshot`

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

Parameters	Type	Description
`type`	`string`	Image format for the screenshot. Default is png.
`element`	`string`optional	Human-readable element description used to obtain permission to interact with the element
`filename`	`string`optional	File name to save the screenshot to. Defaults to `page-{timestamp}.{png
`fullPage`	`boolean`optional	When true, takes a screenshot of the full scrollable page, instead of the currently visible viewport. Cannot be used with element screenshots.
`target`	`string`optional	Exact target element reference from the page snapshot, or a unique element selector

This tool is read-only. It does not modify its environment.

This tool interacts with external entities.

Tool: `browser_type`

Type text into editable element

Parameters	Type	Description
`target`	`string`	Exact target element reference from the page snapshot, or a unique element selector
`text`	`string`	Text to type into the element
`element`	`string`optional	Human-readable element description used to obtain permission to interact with the element
`slowly`	`boolean`optional	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`optional	Whether to submit entered text (press Enter after)

This tool may perform destructive updates.

This tool interacts with external entities.

Tool: `browser_wait_for`

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

Parameters	Type	Description
`text`	`string`optional	The text to wait for
`textGone`	`string`optional	The text to wait for to disappear
`time`	`number`optional	The time to wait in seconds

This tool is read-only. It does not modify its environment.

This tool interacts with external entities.

Use this MCP Server

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Available Tools (23)

Tools Details

Tool: `browser_click`

Tool: `browser_close`

Tool: `browser_console_messages`

Tool: `browser_drag`

Tool: `browser_drop`

Tool: `browser_evaluate`

Tool: `browser_file_upload`

Tool: `browser_fill_form`

Tool: `browser_handle_dialog`

Tool: `browser_hover`

Tool: `browser_navigate`

Tool: `browser_navigate_back`

Tool: `browser_network_request`

Tool: `browser_network_requests`

Tool: `browser_press_key`

Tool: `browser_resize`

Tool: `browser_run_code_unsafe`

Tool: `browser_select_option`

Tool: `browser_snapshot`

Tool: `browser_tabs`

Tool: `browser_take_screenshot`

Tool: `browser_type`

Tool: `browser_wait_for`

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Available Tools (23)

Tools Details

Tool: browser_click

Tool: browser_close

Tool: browser_console_messages

Tool: browser_drag

Tool: browser_drop

Tool: browser_evaluate

Tool: browser_file_upload

Tool: browser_fill_form

Tool: browser_handle_dialog

Tool: browser_hover

Tool: browser_navigate

Tool: browser_navigate_back

Tool: browser_network_request

Tool: browser_network_requests

Tool: browser_press_key

Tool: browser_resize

Tool: browser_run_code_unsafe

Tool: browser_select_option

Tool: browser_snapshot

Tool: browser_tabs

Tool: browser_take_screenshot

Tool: browser_type

Tool: browser_wait_for

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Tool: `browser_click`

Tool: `browser_close`

Tool: `browser_console_messages`

Tool: `browser_drag`

Tool: `browser_drop`

Tool: `browser_evaluate`

Tool: `browser_file_upload`

Tool: `browser_fill_form`

Tool: `browser_handle_dialog`

Tool: `browser_hover`

Tool: `browser_navigate`

Tool: `browser_navigate_back`

Tool: `browser_network_request`

Tool: `browser_network_requests`

Tool: `browser_press_key`

Tool: `browser_resize`

Tool: `browser_run_code_unsafe`

Tool: `browser_select_option`

Tool: `browser_snapshot`

Tool: `browser_tabs`

Tool: `browser_take_screenshot`

Tool: `browser_type`

Tool: `browser_wait_for`