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playwriter MCP Server

Name: remorses/playwriter
Rating: 4.1 (1 reviews)
Author: remorses

remorses/playwriter

Score: 76.9 Rank #2714 Browser Automation

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Chrome extension & CLI to let agents control your browser. Runs Playwright snippets in a stateful sandbox. Available as CLI or MCP

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Overview

remorses/playwriter is a TypeScript tool licensed under MIT. Chrome extension & CLI to let agents control your browser. Runs Playwright snippets in a stateful sandbox. Available as CLI or MCP Topics: mcp, playwright.

Ranked #2714 out of 24846 indexed tools.

Has 3,989 GitHub stars.

Used by 10 other projects.

Ecosystem

TypeScript MIT

mcpplaywright

Score Breakdown

Stars 15% 3,989

3,989 stars → well-known project

Freshness 25% 1mo ago

Last commit 1mo ago → moderate activity

Issue Health 25% 68%

66/97 issues closed → decent issue management

Contributors 10% 9

9 contributors → small team

Dependents 25% 10

10 dependents → few downstream users

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Forks 192

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Stars: 3,989
Forks: 192
Open Issues: 31
Closed Issues: 66
Contributors: 9
Dependents: 10
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
Last Commit: 1mo ago

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From the README

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    <p>Let your agents control your own Chrome, via CLI or MCP. Your logins, extensions, cookies — already there.</p>
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Other browser MCPs spawn a fresh Chrome — no logins, no extensions, instantly flagged by bot detectors, double the memory. Playwriter connects to **your running browser** instead. One Chrome extension, full Playwright API, everything you're already logged into.

## Installation

1. [**Install Extension**](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/playwriter/jfeammnjpkecdekppnclgkkffahnhfhe) from Chrome Web Store

2. Click extension icon on a tab → turns green when connected

3. Install the CLI and start automating the browser:

   ```bash
   npm i -g playwriter
   playwriter -s 1 -e 'state.page = await context.newP

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