Playwright (Microsoft) MCP Server

Install

npx @playwright/mcp@latest

Example config (Cursor / Claude Desktop)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "playwright": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@playwright/mcp@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code uses "servers" instead of "mcpServers" (why). On Windows, wrap npx with cmd /c (fix).

At a glance

Common problems

• MCP server not showing in Cursor (or showing a red dot)
• MCP servers fail on Windows with npx (use cmd /c)
• Too many MCP tools: tool limits in Windsurf, Cursor and VS Code
• "MCP error -32001: Request timed out"
• MCP server crashes because the client uses an old Node version
• VS Code ignores my MCP config ("servers" vs "mcpServers")