{"id":"vikashloomba-mcp-server-playwright","name":"MCP-Server-Playwright","homepage":null,"repo_url":"https://github.com/VikashLoomba/MCP-Server-Playwright","category":"automation","subcategories":[],"tags":["mcp","playwright","browser-automation","ui-testing","screenshots","javascript-execution","web","llm-tools"],"what_it_does":"An MCP server that uses Playwright to let an LLM agent automate a real browser: navigate to URLs, interact with page elements (click/hover/fill/select), run JavaScript in the page context, capture screenshots, and view browser console logs via MCP tools/resources.","use_cases":["Webpage testing and automated exploration driven by an LLM","Generating evidence via screenshots and logs for support/debugging","Automating form filling and UI interactions for QA workflows","Checking page state by evaluating JavaScript and extracting results (e.g., document.title)"],"not_for":["Running in a highly locked-down environment without browser sandboxing","High-assurance browsing where untrusted pages must be strictly isolated","Operations requiring strong authentication/authorization or customer-specific access control out of the box"],"best_when":"You control the runtime environment (network, allowed targets, browser permissions) and want agent-driven UI automation through MCP.","avoid_when":"You cannot restrict target URLs, scripts, or data exfiltration risks from arbitrary page JavaScript execution.","alternatives":["Browser automation SDKs directly (e.g., Playwright) without MCP","Other MCP browser automation servers (if available)","Headless browser tooling integrated via custom code (Playwright + your agent framework)"],"af_score":60.5,"security_score":30.5,"reliability_score":28.8,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["github"],"priority":"high","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T13:34:27.561447+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":true,"mcp_server_url":null,"has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":["JavaScript","TypeScript"],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":[],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"No authentication/authorization mechanism is described in the provided README; MCP server is started locally via npx/CLI and used by a client application."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"No pricing information provided; npm package usage costs would primarily be infrastructure/Playwright browser downloads/compute."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":60.5,"security_score":30.5,"reliability_score":28.8,"mcp_server_quality":72.0,"documentation_accuracy":70.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":95.0,"rate_limit_clarity":5.0,"tls_enforcement":50.0,"auth_strength":20.0,"scope_granularity":10.0,"dependency_hygiene":50.0,"secret_handling":30.0,"security_notes":"Security posture can be risky because the tool enables real browser interaction and `browser_evaluate` JavaScript execution; if an agent can navigate to arbitrary sites, it may execute untrusted code in the browser context. No auth/scoping is described, so access control appears to be delegated to the client/runtime. README does not mention sandboxing, network egress restrictions, or safe browsing constraints. TLS enforcement is not stated (local MCP server usage), and dependency hygiene details are not provided.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":55.0,"breaking_changes_history":40.0,"error_recovery":20.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":"Operations like navigation/click/evaluate/screenshot are inherently side-effecting; no idempotency guarantees described.","pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["Running browser automation may hang or be slow if pages load slowly or require user interaction; no retry/timeouts guidance provided in README.","`browser_evaluate` executes arbitrary JavaScript in the page context; agents should constrain scripts to avoid unintended side effects.","Interactions depend on selectors/text matching; agent may need to handle dynamic DOMs and waits.","Accessing console logs and screenshots depends on correct resource naming and timing; no workflow guidance provided."]}}