Playwright FAQs

Question 1

How can I install Playwright MCP Server?

Accepted Answer

You can install it using Smithery via `npx -y @smithery/cli install @showfive/playwright-mcp-server --client claude` or manually using `npm install`.

Question 2

What features does Playwright MCP Server offer?

Accepted Answer

It offers full page content retrieval, visible content extraction, interactive element detection, mouse operation simulation (movement, clicks, scrolling), and drag and drop support.

Question 3

What MCP tools are available?

Accepted Answer

Available tools include 'navigate', 'get_all_content', 'get_visible_content', 'get_interactive_elements', 'move_mouse', 'mouse_click', 'mouse_wheel', 'drag_and_drop', and 'echo' for testing.

Question 4

What is Playwright MCP Server?

Accepted Answer

Playwright MCP Server provides Playwright web page content retrieval functionality using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It allows you to programmatically interact with and extract data from websites.

Question 5

What are some use cases for Playwright MCP Server?

Accepted Answer

It can be used for web scraping, data extraction, web automation, UI testing, and integration with AI models and workflows using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

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